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children of same father and mother; must be preceded by the sign for 

 ITIaii or Woman, to specify brother or sister. {Cheyenne I.) 



Put the tips of the fore and second fingers of either hand between 

 the teeth. {Sac, Fox, and Kickapoo I.) "Two i)ersons sucking one 

 breast." 



First and second fingers of right hand extended (]\), placed obliquely, 

 backs outward, on the lips, or their tips in the mouth. {Dakota I.) 

 " Nourishment from the same breast." 



Place the tips of the extended fore and middle fingers of the right 

 hand between or against the lips, and afterward draw them forward 

 about a foot, the other fingers to be closed and the back of the hand 

 upward ; then make the first ptirt of the sign for ITIan, i. e., the index 

 horizontally iu front of the privates. Sister: The same as for brother, 

 but instead of the sign for luan use the sign for woman after drawing 

 the fingers from the mouth. {Dakota IV.) '' Sucking the same breast." 



Another: With the right hand closed, leave the index and second 

 fingers extended, palm down; place the tii)S near the mouth and jerk 

 them forward about six inches. {Dakota YI.) "We derived nourish- 

 ment from the same breast." 



Bring the right hand to the lips, touching them with the index and 

 middle fingers. {Omaha L) "To suck from the same breast." Ob- 

 tained from J. La Fleche, as a Pani and Omaha sign. 



Thrust the first fingers into the mouth. {Omaha I.) 



The left arm is semi-extended, with hand in position (JT 1), modified 

 by being held horizontal outward and index extended ; the right arm, 

 hand and finger now assume the same position above and behind left. 

 Now, the right index is brought aside of left, each extended parallel. 

 Finally the right index is brought to point to the cardiac region. {Oto I.) 

 " Two separate births, alike in aijpearance and at heart." 



Thrust the index and second fingers into the month. {Ponka I.) " We 

 two sucketl from the same breast." 



Brother (said by male). 



Bnng the left arm and liand to the left breast, as if in embracing. 

 {Wyandot I.) 



Brother (said by sister or other brother). 



Make the sign for Brother and Sister, followed by that for iTIan. 

 {Kaiowal; Comanche 111 ; A2)ache II ; Wichita II.) 



