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closed; move the right liaiid forward, poiiitiug in the direction of the 

 dangerous place or animal. [Omaha I.) 



Deflaiice. 



Kight hand index and middle lingers open ; motion toward the enemy. 

 " I do not fear you." Reverse the motion, bringing the hand toward the 

 snbjecr. " Do yonr worst to me." [Omaha I.) 



Direction. Pass around that object or place near you — she-ihe ti- 

 dhii-ga. 

 When a man is at a distance, I say to him " Go around that way." 

 Describe a curve by raising the hand abo e the head, forefinger open, 

 move to right or left according to direction intended and hand that is 

 used, i. e., move to the left, use right hand ; move to the right, use left 

 hand. [Omaha 1; Ponka 1.) 



Halt! (To inquire disposition.) 



Raise the right hand with the i)alm iu front and gradually push it 

 forward and back several times ; if they are not hostile it will at once 

 be obeyed. [The Prairie Traveler, by Randolph B. Marcy, p. 214, New 

 York, 1859.) 



Stand there ! He is coming to you. 



Right hand extended, Hat, edgewise, moved downward several times. 

 [Omaha I.) 



He is going toward you. 



Hold the open right hand, palm to the left, with the tips of the lingers 

 toward the person signaled to; thrust the hand forward iu either an 

 upward or downward curve. [Omaha I ; Ponka I.) 



Lie down flat where you are (she dhu bis-pe zha^'-ga). 



Extend the right arm in the direction of the person signaled to, having 

 the palm down ; move downward by degrees to about the knees. 

 Omaha I; Ponka I.) 



Peace; Friendship. 



Hold up palm of hand. — Observed as made by an Indian of the Kan- 

 sas tribe in 1833. [Indian Sketches, by John T. Irving, vol. ii, p. '253, 

 Philadelphia, 1835.) 



Elevate the outstretched hands wide open and fingers parted above 

 and on either side of the head at arm's length. — Observed by Dr. W. 

 J. Hoffman, as made iu Northern Arizona iu 1871 by the Mojave and 

 Seviches. " No arms " — corresponding with " hands up " of road-agents. 



The right hand held aloft, empty. [My Life on the Plains, by General 

 G. A. Cu.ster, p. 238, New York, 1874.1 

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