524 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 
TSO-DI-A'-KO'S REPORT. 
The following statement was made to Dr. W. J. HOFFMAN by Tso-DI- 
A’-KO (Shaved-head Boy), chief of the Wichitas in Indian Territory, 
while on a visit to Washington, D. C., in June 1880. 
The Indian being asked whether there was any timber in his part of 
the Territory, replied in signs as follows: 
(1) Move the right hand, fingers loosely extended, separated and 
pointing upward, back to the front, upward from the height of the waist 
to the front of the face—tree (for illustration see Fig. 112, p. 343) ; repeat 
this two or three times—trees ; (2) then hold the hand, fingers extended 
and joined, pointing upward, with the back to the front, and push it for- 
ward toward different points on a level with the face—standing at various 
places ; (3) both hands, with spread and slightly curved fingers, are held 
about two feet apart, before the thighs, palms facing, then draw them 
toward one another horizontally and gradually upward until the wrists 
cross, as if grasping a bunch of grass and pulling it up—many ; (4) point 
to the southwest with the index, elevating it a little above the horizon— 
country ; (5) then throw the fist edgewise toward the surface, in that diree- 
tion—my, mine ; (6) place both hands, extended, flat, edgewise before the 
body, the left below the right, and both edges pointing toward the ground 
a short distance to the left of the body, then make repeated cuts toward 
that direction from different points, the termination of each cut ending 
at nearly the same point—cut down, Fig. 326; (7) hold the left hand 
with the fingers and thumb col- 
lected to a point, directed hori- 
zoutally forward, and make sey- 
eral cutting motions with the 
edge of the flat right hand trans- 
versely by the tips of the left, 
5 and upon the wrist—cut off the 
Pe By ends ; (8) then cut upon the left 
eS hand, still held in the same posi- 
Sie ee tion, with the right, the cuts 
being parallel to the longitudinal 
ce axis of the palm—split ; (9) both 
“hands closed in front of the 
Fic. 326. ' body, about four inches apart, 
with forefingers and thumbs approximating half circles, palms to- 
ward the ground, move them forward so that the back of the hand 
comes forward and the half circles imitate the movement of wheels— 
wagon, Fig. 327; (10) hold the left flat hand before the body, pointing 
horizontally forward, with the palm down, then bring the right flat hand 
from the right side and slap the palm upon the back of the left several 
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