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Move the forefinger in a circle, indicating the motion of the ininnte- 

 hand, and then indicate the nnmber of hours. (Hanenstab.) 



Hoiiiiie. (Compare liod^e.) 



The hand half open and the forefinger extended and separated ; then 

 raise the hand upward and give it a half turn, as if screwing some- 

 thing. (Dunbar.) 



Partly fold the hands, the fingers extended in imitation of the corner 

 of an ordinary log-house. (Arapaho I.) 



Both hands outspread near each other, elevated to front of face ; sud- 

 denly separated, turned at right angles, palms facing ; brought down at 

 right angles, suddenly stopped. Representing square form of a house. 

 [Cheyenne I.) 



The fingers of both hands extended and slightly separated, tlieu those 

 of the right are placed into the several spaces between those of the left, 

 the tips extending to about the first joints. (Ab.sarol-a I.) " From the 

 arrangement of the logs in a log building." 



Ci'oss the ends of the extended fingers of the two hands, the hands to 

 be nearly at right angle, radial side up, palms inward, thumbs in palms. 

 (Dakota IV.) " Represents the logs at the end of a log-house." 



Both hands extended, fingers spread, place those of the right into the 

 spaces between those of the left, then move the hands in this position a 

 short distance ui)ward. ( Wyandot I.) "Arrangement of logs and ele- 

 vation." 



Both hands are held edgewise before the body, palms facing, spread 

 the fingers, and place those of one hand into the spaces between those 

 of the left, so that the tips of each protrude about an inch beyond. 

 (Hidatsa I ; Kaiowal; Arikaral; Comanche 111 ; Apache 11; Wichita 

 II.) "The arrangement of logs in a frontier house." In ordinary con- 

 versation the sign for ivhite man'' s house is often dropped, using instead the 

 generic term employed for lodge, and this in turn is often abbreviated, 

 as by the Kaiowas, Comanches, Wichitas, and others, by merely placing 

 the tips of the extended forefingers together, leaving the other fingers 

 and thumbs closed, with the wrists about three or four inches apart. 



Both hands held pointing forward, edges down, fingers extended, and 

 slightly separated, then place the fingers of one hand into the spaces 

 between the fingers of the other, allowing the tips of the fingers of either 

 hand to protrude as far as the first joint, or near it. (Shoshoni and 

 Banak I.) " From the appearance of a corner of a log-house — protruding 

 and alternate layers of logs." 



Deaf-mute natural signs. — Draw the outlines of a house in the air. 

 (Ballard.) 



