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Place the tips of the tiugers dovruward upon the thumb, then snap 

 them forward. ( Wied.) I believe I have described this under the head 

 of Di!«cliar^'e of deailly iiiJMMile. I have always seen the same 

 sign made for shooting both bullet and arrow. If it is necessary to 

 distinguish the weapon, it cau be done by appropriate signs in addi- 

 tion to this. {Matthews.) The left arm was then elevated, slightly bent 

 at elbow, and extended from the body as in holding a bow. The right 

 arm was then flexed, and the hand, in position (Cir I), inverted as hold- 

 ing and pulling the string ; the hands are thus uniforndy swayed to 

 and fro several times, as if holding the arrow in situ and taking an aim. 

 If Wied's sign is complete, there is little resemblance to the sign among 

 the Otos, save in the position of the right hand, which is sinular, though 

 inverted. In the Oto sign the distance between the hands would indi- 

 cate length of the arrow, which is not shown in the latter. [Boteler.) 

 "That which rests in the string and bow." 



Make the sign for Bow, then right hand drawn suddenly back 

 toward right shoulder. Augers of both hands snapjjed to indicate dis- 

 charge of arrow and twang of string. {Cheyenne I.) 



Extend the left arm with closed hand as if grasping the bow, draw 

 the right hand back toward the right side of the face with the second 

 linger resting against the thumb ; then allow the finger to spring forward, 

 move it in the direction of the object hit, and strike the backs of the 

 fingers of the right hand against the palm of the left. {Dal-ota V.) 



Same sign as Dakota V. {Dakota VII.) 



Extend the left hand at a left oblique, the thumb and middle finger 

 forming a circle, bring the right hand back to the right breast, and flip 

 the fingers of both hands from the thumbs. {Omaha I.) 



Arrow-head. 



With the index finger of the right hand, touch the tip of the extended 

 forefinger of the left hand several times. ( Wied.) 



Make the sign for Arrow and then place the right thumb, palm 

 forward, on the last joint of the left index, its palm inward, the other 

 fingers closed. {Dakota IV.) 



A!i«liaiiied. 



The extended right hand, palm inwards, is passed up and down two or 

 three times, in front of the face and an iimh or jtwo from it, with a mod- 

 erately rapid motion. {Mandan and Hidatsa I.) 



I am. 



Cross the hands in front of the face, palms backward, the right behind 

 the left, to hide the face. {Dakota IV.) 

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