. Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ... Km;. Ill-2. Fig. 313. across the left—night, Fig. 312, repeat this sign—two nights (literallytwo sleeps hence); point toward the individual addressed with the right 490 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. hand—you; and in a continuous movement pass the hand to the right,i. e., toward the south, nearly to arms length—go; then throw the listedgewise toward the ground at that distance—your country; then touchthe breast with the tips of the fingers of the left hand—I; move thehand oft slowly towa
. Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ... Km;. Ill-2. Fig. 313. across the left—night, Fig. 312, repeat this sign—two nights (literallytwo sleeps hence); point toward the individual addressed with the right 490 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. hand—you; and in a continuous movement pass the hand to the right,i. e., toward the south, nearly to arms length—go; then throw the listedgewise toward the ground at that distance—your country; then touchthe breast with the tips of the fingers of the left hand—I; move thehand oft slowly toward the left, i. e., toward the north to arms length—go to* ; and throw the clinched hand toward the ground—my country;then hold both hands toward the left as high as the head, palms down,with fingers and thumbs pendent and separated; move them toward theground two or three times—rain, Fig. 313; then place the flat hands horizontally to the left of the body abouttwo feet from the ground—deep ; (liter-ally, deep rain) snow—and raise themuntil about three feet from the g
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