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the conception in the sign among- tbe Otos is clear, Init tbat for the 

 latter obscure. Tbe height and broad Hat tail of the animal. {Boteler.) 



Describe a i)arentbesis ( ) witli the thumb and index of both hands, 

 and then with the dexter index imitate the wagging of the tail. (Burton.) 



(I) Kight hand flattened to form an extension of forearm, palm down- 

 ward at an angle of 4.5° to the body ; (2) suddenly slapped down two 

 or three times. (Cheyenne I.) '' From the manner in which the beaver 

 slaps water or mud." 



Both hands in front of bodj-, flngers extended, horizontal flat, palms 

 downward (W), eudsof tingers pointiug obliquely forward, pat the back 

 of first one hand and then tlie other several times, not too rapidly. 

 (Dakota I.) "These Indians believe that beavers are able to converse 

 •with each other and do so while building their dams and lodges. The 

 sign, however, would seem to come from the noise made by the beavers 

 in patting down their dams." 



Hold the left hand, palm looking obliquely, forward, outward and up- 

 ward, a foot in front of the lower part of the chest, and strike its palm 

 several times with the back of the open .ight hand. [Dakota IV.) 



Both ai'uis are semi-extended and the hands in type-position (W) are 

 held right above left to represent size of animal. Hands in this position 

 execute uniformly a creeping movement forwards, then right hand 

 sweejjs to back of body and is extended from cocygeal region to repre- 

 sent the broad, flat tail. (Oto I.) "Creeping animal with flat tail." 



Hold both extended flat hands, palms down, side by side, then extend 

 the first three fingers, separated, the little flngers and thumbs closed 

 and the hands retaining the same relative position. (Apache I.) " Flat 

 tail, and claws." 



Trap. See Trap. 



Before. 



Bring the hand close to the right bi'east (]?I) with palm to left, fore- 

 finger pointed outward ; bring left hand (jW palm inward) in front of and 

 few inches from the breast, move right hand to the front and at same 

 time move the left toward the breast slightly. After or afterwartl 

 is done by having the hands in the same position (11) except to have 

 palm of right hand down. The left is kept stationary and tlie right is 

 drawn back. (Cheyenne II.) "The left hand representing an imaginary 

 line, the action of the right makes it the front or before." 



Right hand moved quickly forward from side back of hand in iront, 

 the handdi-awn back less quickly, again projected forward rai)idly, with 

 slight inclination of head and body forward. (Ojibtra IV.) 

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