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Another: Wave the hand from the mouth, extending the thumb from 

 the index and closing the other three fingers. [Burton.) 



Gesticulate vertically downward and in front of the body with the ex- 

 tended forefinger (right hand usually), the remaining fingers and thumb 

 closed, their nails down. (Arapaho I.) 



Right hand elevated to the level and in front of the shoulder, two first 

 fingers somewhat extended, thumb restiug against the middle finger; 

 sudden motion in a curve forward anjl downward. {Cheyenne I.) "The 

 correspondence between this gesture and the one for Sitting, seeming- 

 ly indicates that the origin of the motioTi for Afliriiiatioii is in imita- 

 tion of resting, or settling a question." 



Same as the sign for Truth. {Dakotn I.) " But one tongue." 



Extend the right index, the thumb against it, nearly close the other 

 fingers, and from a position about a foot in front of the right breast, 

 bend the hand from the wrist downward until the end of the index has 

 passed about six inches through an arc. Some at the same time move 

 the hand forward a little. {Dakota IV.) "A nod; the Land representing 

 the head and the index the nose." 



The right hand, with the forefinger (only) extended and pointing for- 

 ward, is held before and near the chest. It is then moved forward one 

 or two feet, usually with a slight curve downward. {Mandan and Hi- 

 datsa I.) 



Bend the right arm, pointing toward the chest with the index-finger. 

 Unbend, throwing the hand up and forward. {Omaha I.) 



Another : Close the three fingers, close the thumb over them, extend 

 forefinger, and then shake forward and down. This is more emphatic 

 than the preceding, and signifies, Yes, 1 hnow. {Omaha I.) 



The right arm is raised to head with the index-finger in type-position 

 (1 1), modified by being more opened. From aside the head the hands 

 sweep in a curve to the right ear as of something entering or hearing 

 something ; the finger is then more opened and is carried direct to the 

 ground as something emphatic or direct. {Oto and Missouri I.) '"I 

 hear,' emphatically symbolized." 



The hand open, palm downward, at the level of the breast, is moved 

 forward with a quick downward motion from the wrist, imitating a bow 

 of the head. {Iroquois I.) 



Throw the closed right hand, with the index extended and bent, as 

 high as the face, and let it drop again naturally; but as the hand reaches 

 its greatest elevation the index is fully extended and suddenly drawn 

 in to the palm, the gesture resembling a beckoning from above toward 

 the ground. {Eaioical; Comanche 111 ; Apache II; Wichita II.) 



