. Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ... orseparated, and move them in a horizontal curve toward the right—wentout of camp, (32) and make the sign given as No. 25—Banal-, (33) that ofNo. 2—camp, (34) then join the hands as in No. 31, from the right to-ward the front—Pai- Utes returned, (35) close the right hand, leaving theindex only extended, move it forward and downward from the mouththree or four times, pointing forward, each time ending the movementat a different point—1 tallied to them, (36) both hands pointing upward,fingers and thumb
. Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ... orseparated, and move them in a horizontal curve toward the right—wentout of camp, (32) and make the sign given as No. 25—Banal-, (33) that ofNo. 2—camp, (34) then join the hands as in No. 31, from the right to-ward the front—Pai- Utes returned, (35) close the right hand, leaving theindex only extended, move it forward and downward from the mouththree or four times, pointing forward, each time ending the movementat a different point—1 tallied to them, (36) both hands pointing upward,fingers and thumbs separated, palms facing and about four inches apart,held in front of the body as far as possible in that position—the men incouncil, (37) point toward the east with the index apparently curvingdownward over the horizon, then gradually elevate it to an altitude of45°—talked all night and until nine oclock next morning, (38) bring theclosed bauds, with forefingers extended, upward and forward from theirrespective sides, and place them side by side, palms forward, in front—. 502 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERTCAN INDIANS. my brother, Fig. 317, (39) (see also , 380) followed by the gesture,No. 18, directed toward the left and front—rode, (40) by No. 7—the haulchief, (41) and No. 2—camp. (42) Continue by placing the hands, slightly curved, palm to palm,holding them about six inches below the right ear, the head being in-clined considerably in that direction—one sleep {night),(43) make sign No. 14—white man, (44) raise the lefthand to the level of the elbow forward from the lefthip, ringers pointing upward, thumb and forefingerclosed—three, (45) and in this position draw them to-ward the body and slightly to the right—came, (40)then make gesture No. 42—sleep; (47) point with the right index to theeastern horizon—in the morning, (48) make sign No. 14—white man, (49)hold the left hand nearly at arms length before the body, back up,thumb and
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