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Place the hands as iu Time (Short); then draw theui apart any 

 distance thought necessary by the talker to convey the idea. [Chey- 

 enne II.) 



Both hands in front of the breast, thumb and forefinger of each 

 extended, curved, and ineetinoat tips (other tlngers closed), hands hori- 

 zontal, l)acks outward, second phalanges of little lingers joined, then 

 the hands are sepai'ated by slowly carrying right to right, left to left, 

 still horizontal, and on the same level, by a series of short stops, as 

 though passing a string between the thumb and forefinger of each and 

 tightening on it, arms carried to full extent at sides of body. [Dalota 

 I.) " Making tiuie." 



Throw the upright opened right hand forward three times from the 

 wrist just in front of the right ear, the palm inward, fingers joined, 

 thumb separated a little from the index. [Dakota IV.) 



Hold the left hand, closed, about a foot in front of the left shoulder, 

 the forefinger extended and pointing upward ; then close the right hand, 

 index only extended, horizontal; touch the tip of the left forefinger with 

 the tip of the index, and draw the right hand backward to the right 

 shoulder. [Shoshoni and Banah I.) 



Place the left hand in front of the chest, the tips of the thumb and 

 forefinger touching, with remaining fingers tightly closed; with the 

 fingers and thumb of the right hand similarly placed ; bring the tii)S of 

 thumb and index of the right against those of the left, and draw them 

 slowly apart, the left hand forward and outward from the left side, and 

 the right backward over the front of the right shoulder. (Kaiaica I; 

 Comanche 111; A})achell; Wichita 11.) 



Another : Hold the left hand about twelve inches iu front of the left 

 shoulder, tips of forefinger and thumb touching; then bring the tip of 

 the index against that of the thumb, the right touching those of the left, 

 and draw thein slowly apart, bringing the right hand toward the right 

 shoulder as if drawing out a long thread. ( Wyandot I ; Kaioiva I ; Co- 

 manche III; Apachell; Wichita II.) 



Place the thumb and forefinger of each hand as if holding a small pin, 

 place the two hands (iu this position) as if holding a thread in each hand, 

 and between the thumb and forefinger of each hand close together, and 

 let the hands recede from each other, still holding the fingers iu the 

 same position, as if letting a thread slip between them, until the hands 

 are two feet apart. ( Wichita I.) 



Lately, recently. 



Eight-hand fingers and thumlj extended straight upward, separated 



