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Place the right hand at tlie height of and in front of the abdomen, 

 pointing npward, ]ialm ontward, fingers slightly separated and bent; 

 then move the hand off toward the left. {Pal- Vte I.) 



Throw the right hand over the right shoulder so that the index points 

 backward. ( Wichita I.) 



Deaf-mute natural signs. — A slight movement of the feet on the tloor 

 and moving the hand forward. [Ballard.) 



Open the hand and move up, and at the same time point it forward. 

 [Rasenstab.) 



Close the hand, except its forefinger, and move it forward, pointing in 

 the direction you wish the person to go. (Ha.senstah.) 



Move the hand forward and forward. {Larson.) 



To a place, to go. 



Make the sign for Go, and when the hand is near at arms' length ex- 

 tend the left and place it horizontally before tlie moving right so that 

 they come together audibly. {Kaion-al; Comanche III; A2)a.che 11; Wi- 

 chita II.) 



Croat. 



Pass both hands, with the tips of the finger and thumbs brought to a 

 point, in a curve backward and downward from the ears in the direction 

 of the horns, then place both hands at the lower part of the abdomen, 

 palms about 3 inches apart and facing, with fingers separated and curved 

 so that the tips touch. {Apache I.) "Curved horns and large testicles." 



Croing-, Iraveling', Journey. 



To describe a journey on horseback the first two fingers of the right 

 hand are placed astride of the forefinger of the left hand, and both rep- 

 resent the galloping movement of a horse. If it is a foot journey wave 

 the two fingers several times through the air. {Ojibwa I.) 



The kind of locomotion nuiy be indicated, as on horseback, &c., after 

 that pantomimic, the arms and hands being made to represent the legs 

 and feet. {Arapaho I.) 



Touch the nose with the right index for I, then make the sign for 

 Cwo. (Dakota IV.) 



Touch the heart with the right index, and then with a wave of the 

 hand outward, jjoiiit in tiie direction to which you intend to go. {Iro- 

 quois I.) 



Strike the palms of both hands together obliquely and gliding iiast 

 one another. {Zuiii I.) 



