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Another: Right-hand fingers and tluinib l)rought to a point and 

 thrust tlirougli the left hand, which then clasps the wrist as before; 

 slight ujiward motion made. {Cheyenne I.) 



Left-hand foreflnger straight, pointing backward and iii)ward ; fore- 

 finger of the right hand laid across the back of the left, seemingly to 

 isolate and lengthen out the forefinger of the left hand. {Cheyenne I.) 



Sign for 8qiinn% followed by that of JVejfative. Also, sign for 

 ITIale a{>plied to animals. {Arapaho I.) 



The extended forefinger of the right hand (of which tlie others are 

 closed) is laid in the crotch, finger pointing downward, back of hand 

 upward. {Dnhita 1.) 



Applied to nnin and ;uiinials. 



Deaf-mute natural sign. — Take hold of the pants, at the saine time 

 shake them. {Zeigler.) 



ITIaii. 



With tlje forefinger of the right hand extended, and the hand shut, 

 describe a line, beginning at the pit of the stomach, and passing down 

 the middle of the body as far as the hand conveniently reaches, holding 

 the hand a moment between the lower extremities. {Dunbar.) 



A finger held vertically. {Long.) 



Elevate the index finger and turn the hand hither and thither. 

 ( W'ied.) 1 have seen only the sign of the erect finger without the mo- 

 tions to which he refers. {Matthews.) The turning of the hand hither 

 and thither probably was to convey more than the simple idea of man. 

 It might have meant only one man, or that a man was alone. 



A finger directed toward the pubis. {Macgoican.) 



Hold the index-finger erect before the face. {Dodge.) 



. Generally, any sign as a lSioux, a Cheyenne, etc., is understo(xl to re- 

 fer to the male, unless the sign for a Hquaw or Woman follows. {Ara- 

 paho I.) 



Right-hand palm inward, elevated to about the level of the breast, 

 forefinger carelessly pointing upward, suddenly pointed straight up- 

 ward, and the whole hand moved a little forward, at tlie same time 

 taking care to keep the back of the hand toward the person addressed. 

 {Cheyenne 1.) 



The right hand is held in front of the right breast with the forefinger 

 extended, straight upright (J), with the back of the hand outward, 

 move the hand upward and downward with finger extended, etc. This 



