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Extend the tbuiubs and the two forefingers of each hand on each side 

 of the head. (Burton.) 



Hoth liands, fingers irregularly outspread and elevated to sides of 

 head to represent outspread horns of deer. {Cheyenne I.) This sign is 

 made by our deaf-mutes. 



With the right hand in front of the body on a level with the breast 

 and about eighteen inches from it, back of hand to the right (S 1), 

 make quick sidewise motions with the hand in imitation of the motion 

 of the deer's tail when running. The wrist is fixed in making this 

 sign. Corri'ected from sign before given. {Dalcota I.) "Movements 

 of the deer's tail when running." 



Hands applied to each temjile, fingers sjjread and pointing upward. 

 (Dahotall.) "Horns." 



Bring right hand to a level with the shoulder, thumb and forefinger 

 curved, three fingers curved and nearly closed (x). Move thumb and 

 forefinger forward, wrist motion alone, imitating the movements of the 

 animal. {Omaha I.) " The deer runs." 



Similar to the preceding, but with wrist and arm motion, with hand 

 raised high above the head. {Omaha I.) "The deer bounds away." 



Hold the right hand down, extend index-finger, thumb tip touching 

 tip of middle finger; shake index-finger rapidly. {Omaha I.) "The 

 deer goes along rapidly, making its tail shake." 



Hold right hand next to left shoulder, thumb crossing middle finger 

 at first joint; move index-finger back and forth to and from left shoulder. 

 {Omaha T.) "The deer's tail shows bright or red in the distance as it 

 leaj)s away." 



Sinular to the preceding, bnt the hand is held in front on a level with 

 the face and moved right and left. {Omaha I.) "The deer's tail shows 

 white suddenly." 



The right arm is elevated and the right index extended is thrown 

 forward several times. The hands with extended and divergent fingers 

 as in position (I), are placed aside the head to resemble the branching 

 horns. Finally the extended mdex-tinger is wagged from the seat of 

 body. {Oto and Missouri I.) "The branching horns, short tail and 

 leaping motion of the animal." 



Imitate the motion of a deer running by closing the hand, palm down- 

 ward, except the two forefingers, which are only a little bent downward. 

 Then move the hand forward from you with a rather slow up-and-down 

 motion, slightly moving the two forefingers — the whole designed to 



