MALLERY. ] LITTLE—LOAN. 
Fig. 909.—Little-Wolf. Red-Cloud’s Census. 
Fig. 910.—Little-Bear. Red-Cloud’s Census. 
Fic. 910.—Little-Bear. 
Fig. 911.—Little-Elk. Red-Cloud’s 
Census. Here there is an ideogram ex- 
plained by the sign-language for small, 
little, as follows: 
Hold imaginary object between left 
thumb and index; point (carrying right 
index close to tips) to the last. In the 
Fic. 909,—Little- Wolf, Original appears a small round spot rye. 911.—xittle-vik. 
over the back of the deer representing the imaginary point made in the 
gesture. 
Fig. 912.—Little-Beaver and three 
other white men came to trade. Ameri. 
ecan-Horse’s Winter Count, 1797-98. In 
this figure the man is small and the 
beaver abnormally large. 
A ee aS g. 913.—Little-Beaver’s trading 
Fic. 913.—Little- 
Beaver. 
house was burned down. American-Horse’s Winter Count, 180809, 
The beaver is not comparatively so large as in the preceding figure, 
but still much too large for a proper 
proportion with the human head. It is 
indicated that the man is small. 
* Fig. 914,—Little-Beaver’s house was 
burned. Cloud-Shield’s Winter Count, 
180910. White-Cow-Killer says, ‘“ Lit- 
tle-Beaver’s (the white man) house- 
burned-down winter.” This is a third 
eee: method of representing the same name. 
Fig. 915.—Little-Moon. Red-Cloud’s 
Census. This figure shows a phase of 
the moon when the bright part of its 
disk is small. 
LONE. 
Fic. 916.—Lone- E = = is 
woman. Fig. 916.—Winyan-isnala, Lone-Wo- 
Fic. 915.—Little- 
Moon, 
man. The Oglala Roster. It is possible that the single straight line 
above the woman’s head shows unity, loneliness, or independence, as it 
may be interpreted. 
