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the child during- birlh, and is usihI generically.^'' The sign, with additions, 

 means "father," " niotlier,"' "grandparent," but its exiJurgated form 

 among the French deaf-mutes means "parentage" generically, for which 

 term there is a special sign reported from our Indians. See Parent- 

 age {Dodj/e). 



Pass the Hat right hand downward, forward, and upward in front of 

 the lower portion of the abdomen and pubis. {Dakota VI.) 



Pass the right hand, naturally relaxed, downward from the lower part 

 of the chest, forward from the pubis, and ujjward a short distance, form- 

 ing a curve with the convexity downward. [Kalowal; Comanche III; 

 Utel; Apache II; Wichita 11.) 



Hold the extended left hand transversely in front of the lower portion 

 of the abdomen, about eight inches in front of it, and slightly arched, 

 then pass the tiat right hand downward between the body and the left 

 hand, forward and slightly upward beyond it. {Apache I.) "The left 

 hand rej)resents the pubic arch ; the right, the curve of (Jarus." 



Bottle. 



Denote the size of the bottle on the upheld left forearm by drawing 

 across the edge of the right hand with lingers extended and palm 

 downward, and then make the sign for Drinking'. {Dakota I.) 

 " From drinking out of a bottle." 



The left arm is semi-extended before the body, and the hand is held 

 up with the fingers collected nj) and down as in (E ), more horizontal ; the 

 index and thumb make a circle. A small bottle is represented by the 

 right index extended sawing on the knuckle-joint of the left index. (Oto 

 atui Mmouri I.) "The shape and grasp of the bottle." 



Bow, weaiMin. 



The left hand being a little extended, the right hand touches it and 

 makes the motion of drawing the cord of the bow. {Dunbar.) 



The hands are placed as in the attitude of driiwing the arrow in the 

 bow. {Long.) 



Draw the right arm back comi)letely, as if drawing the bow-string, 

 while the left arm is extended with clinched hand. ( Wied.) There is 

 a similarity of conception in the sign given by me {Oto and Missouri I) 

 and Wied\s, but in execution the latter represents almost identically the 

 the Oto sign for " To shoot an Arrow." {Boteler.) 



Make the movement of bending it. {Burton.) 



(1) Left hand slightly closed as though grasping bow, and middle 

 finger of right hand within three or four inches of the left hand and 

 ap})areutly grasping a string; (2) drawn two or three times in imitation 

 of drawing a bow-string. {Cheyenne I.) 



