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the temples, and let the fingers fly ontward, and clinch them again, and 

 let them fly outward again. This indicates fever iu the head. ( Comanche I.) 



Same sign as for Winter. [Apache I.) 



It is. 



Wrap up, shudder, and look disagreeable. (Burton.) 



Cross both hands (B) at the wrists a few inches in front of the body 

 on a level with the breast, and then make a shivering motion with both 

 hands and arms. ( Dakota I.) " Resembles somewhat the sign for Blan- 

 ket ; covering^. The idea of shivering with cold." 



Deaf-mute natural signs. — Shudder with the shoulders. (Ballard.) 



Shiver, with your fists near the breast. (Cross.) 



Make a rapid movement of the clinched hands from and toward each 

 other with the eyes lifted toward tiie person spoken to, and then point 

 iu the direction froui which the wind is blowing, so as to iudicate that 

 the weather is cold. (Hasenstah.) 



To shiver, moving the closed fists. (Larson.) 



Close tlie fists and draw the arms toward the body with a motion of 

 shivering. (Zeiijler.) 



Color. 



First and second fingers of the right hand extended, thumb resting 

 on the third finger which with the little finger is closed, are brought to 

 the front of the body and to the left side over the left hand, which is held 

 slightly oblique (B) on the left side of the body about a foot to the front 

 of the left breast, and then the two extended fingers of the right hand 

 are rubbed over the back of the left hand. 



This is generic. The particular color must be designated after mak- 

 ing this sign in each instance by touching something of that color. 

 (Dakota I.) " Mixing the paint on the hand to see its color before using ; 

 much the same as painters try a color on a board, or anything with a 

 proper back ground to display it." 



Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow, etc. 



With arm elevated, semiflexed, the hand in position (K) pointed to 

 these differeat colors, whether represented in the vault of the firmament 

 or articles of dress. White is sometimes indicated by pointing to the 

 sun, and black by pointing to sun then executing sign for Hfo or the 

 Sun's Setting:. (Oto I.) "As objects appear." 



Black. 



Rub the hair on the right side of the head with the flat hand. ( Wied.) 

 The hair of the Indians being nearlj' always black, that object is natur- 

 ally selected as indication of that color. 

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