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Both bauds, liiigei-s iiiul tlmuibs drooping, held to the level of the 

 head; fingers slowly closed and opened, and motion downward made, 

 as though flirting water from the ends of the fingers. (Cheyenne I.) 



Carry both hauds over the head, with fingers separated, curved down- 

 ward (Q), i)ahns inward, then make a sloping downward movement with 

 the hands, flexing and extending all the fingers slightly and with con- 

 siderable rapidity, as nearly as possible in imitation of the drops of rain 

 falling on the face and body. {Dalota I.) " From the falling of rain." 



Suspend the hauds about a fobt in front of the shoulders, backs for- 

 ward, fingers separated and bent a little and pointing downward, and 

 shake the fingers, or api)roximate and sei)arate their ends once or several 

 times. Some, each time while separating the ends of the fingers, throw 

 the hauds downward about eight inches. (Dal-ota IV.) 



Hold the right hand pendent, with fingers separated and jjointing 

 downward, before the right side and on a level with the liead ; then 

 thrust it downward and back to its first position, repeating the move- 

 ment two or three times. [Dalmta V, V'l ; Ridatm I; Ariliara I.) 



The hand is held on a level with the top of the head, fingers separated 

 and pendent; it is then moved downward rapidly a few inches and 

 suddenly arrested. It may be restored to its original position and the 

 motion may be repeated once or oftener. (Mandan and Hidatsa I.) 



Both hands held to either side and in front of the head, palms down, 

 fingers pendent and separated; then move the hands downward and 

 back again, repeating several times. ( Wyandot I.) 



Eaise right hand in front of breast, say fifteen inches from body, back 

 upward, fingers hanging down (P 1, with fingers hanging down, hand 

 horizontal), then make motion as though sprinkling water, moving hand 

 up and down from wrist out. [Sahapihi I.) "Sprinkling water." 



Hold the right hand in front of the side of the head, palm down, fin- 

 gers pendent and sepai'ated; then move the hand up and down a short 

 distance several times. ( Uie I.) 



Hold the right hand in front of or to one .side of the face, palm down, 

 fingers pendent and separated ; then move the hand downward and 

 back to its original position, sevei'al times, most of the movement being 

 at the wrist. For a very heavy rain both hands are similarly emidoyed, 

 but with a more vigorous motion. (Apache I.) 



Deaf-mute natural nigna. — An up-and-down motion of the extended 

 fingers. (Ballard.) 



First, point out in some direction; next, move the open hand down 

 last and up slowly, successively, and then nod the head. (Hasenstab.) 



