494 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 
clothed in moccasins. One of them had a rifle of English manufacture, 
and his companion carried two huge knives, one of them of copper evi- 
dently of native manufacture. 
(1) Kenaitze—Left hand raised to height of eye, palm outward, moved 
several times from right to left rapidly; fingers extended and closed ; 
pointing to strangers with left hand. Right hand describes a curve 
from north to east— Which of the northeastern tribes is yours? 
(2) Tennanah.—Right hand, hollowed, lifted to mouth, then extended 
and describing waving line gradually descending from right toleft. Left 
hand describing mountainous outline, apparently one peak rising above 
the other, said by Chatidoolts to mean—Tenan-tnu-kohtana, Mountain- 
river-men. 
(3) K.—Left hand raised to height of eye, palm outward, moved from 
right to left, fingers extended. Left index describes curve from east to 
west. Outline of mountain and river as in preceding sign—How many 
days from Mountain-river ? 
(4) 7.—Right hand raised toward sky, index and thumb forming first 
crescent and then ring. This repeated three times—moon, new and full 
three times. 
(5) Right hand raised, palm to front, index raised and lowered at reg- 
ular intervals—walked. Both hands imitating paddling of canoe, alter- 
nately right and left—traveled three months on foot and by canoe. 
(6) Both arms crossed over breast, simulating shivering—cold, winter. 
(7) Right index pointing toward speaker—J/. Left hand pointing to 
the west—traveled westward. 
(8) Right hand lifted cup-shaped to mouth—water. Right hand de- 
scribing waving line from right to left gradually descending, pointing 
to the west—river running westward. 
(9) Right hand gradually pushed forward, palm upward, from height of 
breast. Left hand shading eyes; looking at great distance—very wide. 
(10) Left and right hands put together in shape of sloping shelter— 
lodge, camp. See Vig. 259, on p. 431. 
(11) Both hands lifted, height of eye, palm inward, fingers spread— 
many times. 
(12) Both hands closed, palm outward, height of hips—surprised. 
(13) Index pointing from eye forward—see. 
(14) Right hand held up, height of shoulder, three fingers extended, 
left hand pointing to me—three white men. 
(15) K.—Right hand pointing to me, left hand held up, three fingers 
extended—three white men. 
(16) Making Russian sign of cross—Russians. Were the three white 
men Russians ? 
(17) 7.—Left hand raised, palm inward, two fingers extended, sign of 
cross with right—two Russians. 
(18) Right hand extended, height of eye, palm outward, moved out- 
ward a little to right—no. 
