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of the rinht breast aud drawn back to original position two or three 

 times. [Dakota I.) "Going to do it. Going to commence anything. 

 Going ahead, pnshiug things." 



Behind. 



Bring both hands in fi'ont of the breast (M palms down), the fore- 

 fingers near together pointing to front; move the right suddenly to rear 

 few inches, the left remains still. In describing a person being left 

 farther aud farther to the rear, keep moving the right a couple inches 

 or so at a move until you make three or four moves back. {Cheyenne II.) 



Same motion as B6fbi*e repeated bj" swinging the hand backwards 

 from thigh, with quickene<l motion as the hand went back. {OjibwarV.) 



Forefinger of the right hand, straight, upright (others closed) palm 

 of hand outward is drawn from in front of and on a level with the 

 shoulder, behind the body on as near a straight line as possible aud 

 with forefinger pointing upright. {Dakota I.) "Eeverse of going be- 

 fore. He is still falling behind me." 



With its index extended, pointing backward, over the right shoulder, 

 back upward, push the right hand backward about four inches from just 

 in front of the shoulder. {Dakota lY.) 



Inferior. (Compare Ahead.) 



Place tlie hands in the same position as for ahead, except tliat the 

 right hand is behind the left, /. e., nearer the body. {Maitdan and Hi 

 datsa, I.) 



Place the spread right hand behind the body, mo\ing the hand slightly 

 a little up and down, and back and forth. {Omaha I.) 



The left arm is flexed aud hand upright with hooked index (as in I 

 1 — modified by the hand being held edgewise) is brought before the 

 face. The right fist is then brought to the same position and the palms 

 face each other. The left hand remains before the face, but the right 

 fist is swept back iiast the right side with the index finger extended as 

 in type J. {Oto I). " What I have gone by." 



Beloiis;. See PoJ«!«es!«ion. 



Belon , iiiidei*. 



Made like the sign for above, with this exception — that all move- 

 ment is made by the left or lower hand, I he right being held motionless, 

 palm downward, and the eyes looking down. {Dod</('.) 



Place the right hand, by a descending motion, just under the left 

 hand, both extended, fingers joined and palms down. {Arapaho I.) 



