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IViile, or Ass. 



Hold theopeu hands high beside the head, and move them from back 

 to front several times like wings. ( Wied.) This sign is still in use. 

 (Matthewfi.) 



To denote the mule or ass the long ears are imitated by the indices 

 on both sides and above the head. (Burton.) 



Both hands, lingers and thumbs brought to a point, placed by the 

 side of the head, hollows forward, moved slightly backward and for- 

 ward. (Cheyenne I.) 



The iiands (T) at their respective sides of the head make movements 

 resembling' the flopping of the mule's ears. (Daliota I.) " From the 

 mule's habit of flopping his ears." 



Move the opened upriglit hands back and forth several times above 

 the ears. (Dahota IV.) 



Place both flat and extended hands to either side of the head, tlie 

 wrists as high as the ears, then rock the hands to and fro several times, 

 movement being made at the wrists. ( Ute I; Apache I.) " Large ears." 



Italian sign. — Push the thumb against the heart with a stern look. 

 (Butler.) 



IVIiite. 



Place the extended and joined fingers of the right hand over the 

 closed lips. (Kaiowal; Comanche 111 ; Apache II; Wichita II.) 



IVear ox Noon. 



The hands are brought before the body both in type position (H 1), 

 modified by the fist being a little more closed and the index a little moi"e 

 extended ; tlie points of indices then touch and are rotated together. 

 Speaking of near future, the rotary movement forward is executed. 

 (Oto I.) " Ai)proacliing contact." 



Deaf-mute natural signs. — Move the forefinger from here to there a 

 short distance. (Ballard.) 



Use the sign for Niiiall, at the same time point with the forefinger as 

 if to something at the feet and then to something at a short distance. 



(Zeigler.) 



i¥egTO. (Compare Tribal Signs.) 



Pirst make the sign for IVhite ITIan, then rub the hair on the right 

 side of the head with the flat hand. ( Wied.) The present common 

 sign for "black" is to rub or touch the hair, which, among Indians, 

 is almost universally of that color. 



