. Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ... fingers nearlyclosed; then move it toward the mouth, and then downward nearly tothe top of the breast-bone, at the same time turning the hand over to-ward the mouth until the little finger is uppermost; and the sign forlarge as follows: The opened right hands, palms facing, fingers re-laxed and slightly separated, being at the height of the breast andabout two feet apart, separate them nearly to arms length; and thenrapidly rotate the right hand from right to left several times, its backupward, finge


. Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ... fingers nearlyclosed; then move it toward the mouth, and then downward nearly tothe top of the breast-bone, at the same time turning the hand over to-ward the mouth until the little finger is uppermost; and the sign forlarge as follows: The opened right hands, palms facing, fingers re-laxed and slightly separated, being at the height of the breast andabout two feet apart, separate them nearly to arms length; and thenrapidly rotate the right hand from right to left several times, its backupward, fingers spread and pointing forward to show that it is stirredup or muddy. (Dakota IV.) Eagle Bull, a Dakota chief. Place the clinched fists to either side of the head with the forefingersextended and curved, as in Fig. 298; then extend the left hand, tint,palm down, before the left side,fingers pointing forward; theouter edge of the flat and ex-tended right hand is then laidtransversely across the back ofthe left hand, and slid forwardover the fingers as in Fig. 299.(DakotaYI; Arikara I.) Bull.


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