TYPES OF HAND POSITIONS IN GESTURE-LANGUAGE. 



-Fiat, back outward, ob- C— Clinched, with thumb ex- D— Clinched, ball of thumb 

 lique upward. tended against forefinger, against middle of fore- 



upright, edge outward. finger, oblique, upward, 



palm down. 



E — Hooked, thumb against F — Hooked, thumb against G — Fingers resting against H— Arched, thumb horizontal 

 end of forefinger, upright, side of forefinger, oblique, ball of thumb, back up- against end of forefinger, 



edge outward. palm outward. ward. back upward. 



I — Closed, except forefinger J — Forefinger straight, up- 

 crooked against end of right, others closed, edge 

 thumb, upright, palm out- outward, 

 ward. 



-Forefinger obliquely ex- L — Thumb vertical, forcfin- 

 tended upward, others ger horizontal, others 



closed, edge outward. closed, edge outward. 



M — Forefingerhorizontal, fin- N — First and second fingers — Thumb, first and second 

 gers and thumb closed, straight upward and sep- fingers separated, straight 

 palm outward. aratea, remaining fingers upward, remaining fiu- 

 and thumb closed, palm gers curved edge out- 

 outward, ward. 

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-Fingers and thumb par- 

 tially curved upward and 

 separated, knuckles out- 

 ward. 



