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Close the right haud, leaving the end of the index iu the form of a 

 hook and the thumb partly extended ; then wave the hand quickly back 

 and forth a short distance, opposite the temple. [Ridatsa I; AriMara 

 I.) "Eepreseuts the pronged horn of the animal. This is the sign 

 ordinarily used, but it was noticed that in conversing with one of the 

 Dakotas (VI) the sign of the latter was used several times, to be more 

 readily understood." 



Place botii hands, lingers fully extended and spread, close to the sides 

 of the head. WiecVs sign was readily understood as signifying the 

 white flanks. {Apuvhe I.) 



Arrive. See Coiiie. 



Are you? See Question. 



Arrow. 



Pass the index-hnger of the right hand several times across the left 

 arm. ( Vi"ted.) 



Expressed by notching it upon an imaginary bow and by snapping 

 with the index and mediiis. [Burton.) 



Forefinger of right hand extended, pointing upright iu front of breast; 

 back of hand out, then with the thumb and forefinger of left hand (other 

 fingers loosely closed) rub up and down the extended forefinger of the 

 right hand (straightening the arrow), thumb and forefinger on opposite 

 sides, and then extend the left hand in front of body and draw the right 

 back as though it was the arrow fixed in the string of the bow. {Dako- 

 ta I.) "From the place of the arrow in di'awing the bow." 



Semi-flex the fingers and thumb of the left hand and place the hand 

 in front of the chest with its palm inclining at an angle of 45° down- 

 ward and backward and toward the right; draw the extended right 

 index, its back forward from left to right downward and backward be- 

 tween the left index and thumb and along the palm, at the same time 

 bringing the ends of the two latter together. (Dahota IV.) " Drawing 

 an arrow out of the hand iu which they hold their arrows." 



Both arms are tiexed as in position to shoot. The right arm is drawn 

 up and flexed to an angle of 45°, with hand in position (E 1) modified, 

 by palm facing the body. Left arm is extended /Vow body about one 

 foot and bent, ■rf'ith elbow horizontal at an angle of 80°. Left hand is iu 

 position (in 1) modified by reversing hand. The sign is completed by 

 uniform movement, to and from, as of swinging-arrow, after assuming 

 above positions. {Oto I.) "Clasping string and pointing arrow." 



