below the knuckles. (Dcd-ota I.) "Cutting anytliing in two with a 

 knife." 



(1) Left luuul open, tiatteued and held out, tingers of right hand also 

 open and flattened and placed above left hand, little fiager toward palm 

 of left hand ; (2) suddenly drawn once or twice across the i)ahn of the 

 left hand to imitate the act of cutting. {Cheyenne I.) 



With the right hand, or index only, imitate cutting the left forefinger 

 as if it were a stick. {Dakota VII.) 



The hands are held as in sign for Kllil'e, and then the right hand is 

 moved upon the left crosswise to represent the act of cutting. {Mandan 

 and Hidatm I.) 



Deqf-mnte natur(d sif/n. — Place the forefinger of one hand upon that 

 of the other, and slide it along in imitation of the action. {Ballard.) 



Use the sliut hands as if to cut a stick with a knife. {Hasenslab.) 



Dnnre, C'niiiiiiet. 



The hand extended with the edge upward, and with the arm waved 

 sideways, with a motion like that of a swing. {Loni/.) 



Dance, To. Dancing. 



Eise on toes and fall two or three times, the hands and arms by the 

 side naturally. (Ojibira IV.) 



Fingers and thumb of the right hand hooked (E), hand horizontal, 

 back outward at the right side of the body is carried up and down sev- 

 eral times with a moderately quick movement, ending each at the same 

 point, in imitation of the up and down motion of the body in Indian 

 dancing, consisting in keeping time with the legs to the tom-tom. {IJa- 

 Tcota I.) "From a method of dancing." 



Dan$;er. 



Crouch the body slightly, bend the knees forward, bend the head for- 

 ward, raise the shoulders a trifle, extend both hands in front naturally, 

 palms down, bend elbow at nearly right angles, right hand in advance 

 of left, move both slowly down a few inches and hold still. {Ojibica IV.) 



Right hand with first and second fingers extended (others closed, 

 thumb resting on third finger (M 1), except that the hand is horizontal, 

 back upward), directly forward in front of the right shoulder and then 

 drawn back at the same time the body is thrown back. Cautions, pru- 



