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Both hands eighteen inches in ti'ont of the breast, separated about six 

 inches, fingers and tliniubs pointing npriglit, with the palms facing each 

 other (S, with edge of hands outward) thus (II); draw the right hand 

 inward about a foot, turn it so that the palm is downward, tlat, fingers 

 Joined, pointing str.iight ofttward, and then push the hand forward so 

 that it would go through the middle of the space formed by the hands 

 in the first position (I). Often made with the fingers curved. [Dal;ota 

 I.) " Sides of a canon or ravine; passing through a caiion." 



ftielt. 



Bring the fingers and thumb of the left hand together as if something- 

 was held by them, and then approach the right hand and make the 

 motion of cutting across what is supposed to be held in the left hand, 

 and then draw off the right hand as if jndling away what has been cut. 

 [Dunbar.) 



Generous. 



Bold both hands open, the palms above and held in front of breasts 

 or body, then present toward the other party an open smiling coun- 

 tenance. [Ojibicn IV.) 



The sign for drood Heart or Bia;' Heart is made. {Dakota 1.) 



OllOiSt. 



Sign for Dead, Heath, and then the sign for IVfan. {DaJcoia I.) 

 "Dead man from the spirit land." 



C^iiiilet. 



Index pointing to the center of the left hand forefinger (which indi- 

 cates the handle or boring part). Then the screw motion with the right 

 hand conveys the idea clearly. {Zuni I.) 



Give me, or Briii^ to me. 



The hand half shut with the thumb pressing against the forefinger, 

 being first moderately extended either to the right or left, is brought 

 with a moderate jerk to the opposite side, as if something was pulled 

 along by the hand. Consequently the sign of water preceding this 

 sign would convey the expression, " Give me water." {Dunbar.} 



The hand extended in a i)ointing position toward the object in re- 

 quest, then brought toward the body with the fingers raised vertically, 

 and laid against the breast. {Long.) 



Object wished for pointed to, the right hand being held as in sign for 

 Brin^ ; brought with two or three jerky motions toward the face or 

 breast of the speaker. {Cheyenne I.) 



Place the right hand nearly at arm's length before the breast, palm 

 up, and make a short oscillating motion to and fro. {Abnarolca I ; Sho- 

 fshoni and Banak I.) 



