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are closed and ele\'ated, as if something was grasped in each hand 

 and held nj) ahout as high as the face. {Long.) 



Uring the liands up in front of the body with the fingers carefully 

 kept distinct. (Cheyenne sign. Report of Lieut. J. W. Ahert, loc.cit, 

 p. 431.) 



Both liands closed, brought up in a curved motion toward each other 

 to the level of the neck or chin. {Cheyenne I.) 



Clutch at the air several times with both hands. The motion greatly 

 resembles those of danseuses playing the castanets. {Ojihwa 1.) 



Manv. 



A simultaneous uiovenient of both hands, as if gathering or iieapmg 

 up. {Arapaho I.) Literally " a heap." 



Both hands, with s]iread and sliglitly curved fingers, arc held pendent 

 about two feet ai>art l)efore the thighs; then draw them toward one 

 another, horizontally, drawing them upwiird as they come together. 

 {Absarokti I; Shoshoni anrl Banak I ; Kaioival; Comanche III ; Apache 

 II; Wichita II.) "An accumidatoiu of objects." 



Hands abcyit IS inches from the ground in front and about the same 

 distance apart, held scoop-fashion, iialms looking toward each other, 

 separated fingers, etc. ; then, with a diving motion, as if scooping u]i corn 

 from tlie griumd, bring the hands nearly together, with fingers nearly 

 closed, as though holding the corn, and carry upward to the height of 

 the breast, where the hands are turned over, fingers pointing downward, 

 separated, as though the contents were allowed to drop to the ground. 

 {DalMta I.) 



Open the fingers of both liands, and hohl the two hands before the 

 breast, with the fingers upward aiul a little apart, and the palms turned 

 toward each other, as if grasping a number of things. {Iroquois I.) 



Place the hands on either side of and as liigli as the head, then open 

 and close the fingers ia|)idly four or five times. ( Wyandot I.) " Count- 

 ing ' tens' an indefinite number of times. " 



Deaf-mute natural .siyns. — Put tlie fingers of the two hands together, 

 tii> to tip, and rub them with a rapid motio7i. (Ballard.) 



Make a rapid movement of the fingers and thumbs of both hands 

 ujjwaitl and downward, aiul at the same time cause both lips to touch 

 each other in rapid succession, and both eyes to be half opened. (Has- 

 enstab.) 



^love the fingers of both hands forward and backward. (Zeiyler.) 



