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pointing forward is i)usbe(l from tlie top of the breast, straigbt for- 

 ward, underneatb, and beyond tbe left. (Shoshoni and Banah 1.) 



Botli bands borizontal in front of body, backs outward, index of each 

 hand alone extended, tbe right index is passed niider the left with a 

 downward, outward and then upward and inward curved motion at tbe 

 same time that the left is moved inward toward the body two or 

 three inches, tbe movements being ended on the same level as begun. 

 "Upset, keeled over." Many deatlis, repeat the sign many times. 

 The sign fnrnished you before, I have since ascertained is not used 

 in tbe sense of dead, death. The sign credited to TitcM-emdMci {Chey- 

 enne I) expresses "gone under," but is not used in the sense of death, 

 dead, but going under a cover, as entering a lodge, under a table, etc. 

 {J>((h,f(( I.) 



Make the sign for A.Iive, then the sign for IVo. (Dakota IV.) 



Hold tbe left band, palm downward and backward, about a foot in 

 front of the lower part of tbe chest, aud pass the right hand from be- 

 hind forward underneatb it. Or from an ujirigbt position in front of 

 the face, back forward, index extended and other lingers closed, carry 

 the right hand downward and forward underneatli tbe left and about 

 four inches beyoiul it, gradually turning the right hand until its back 

 is upward and its index points toward tbe left. {BaliotaYV.) "Gone 

 under or bnried." 



Eokl tlie left band slightly bent with the i)alra down, before the breast, 

 then pass the extended rigiit hand, jiointing toward the left, forward 

 under and beyond the left. {Dalota VI, VII.) 



Hold tbe right baud flat, palm downward before the body, then throw 

 it over on its back to tbe right, making a curve of about fifteen inches. 

 {DahitaVl; Hidatml; Ariliural.) 



Extend right band, palm down, hand curved. Turn the palm up in 

 moving the hand down towards the earth. {Omaha I.) 



The countenance is bi'ought to a sleeping composure with the eyes 

 closed. This countenance being gradually assumed, the head next 

 falls toward either shoulder. Tbe arms, having been closed and 

 crossed upou tbe chest with the hands in type positions (B B) are 

 relaxed and drop simultaneously toward the ground, with tbe fall of 

 the bead. This attitude is maintained some seconds. {Oto and Missouri 

 I.) " The bodily appearance at death." 



Place tbe open band, back upward, lingers a little drawn together, at 

 the height of the breast, pointing forward; then move it slowly for- 

 ward and downward turning it over at the same time. {Iroquois I.) 

 "To express 'gone into the earth, face upward.'" 



