Part 20 (2/2)

(_Omaha_ I)

Arms are flexed and hands clasped about center of breast; then slowly fall with arn is co the hands and arms several times in imitation of the animal's locomotion Movement and appearance of ani 238]

Hold the closed right hand at the height of the elbow before the right side, paler so that their tips are nearly directed toward one another before the knuckles of the closed fingers; then push the hand forward several times (_Kaiowa_ I; _Co claws” Fig 238

[Illustration: Fig 239]

Hold both closed hands before the body, palht inches apart; reach forward a short distance, relaxing the fingers as if grasping soain as the hands are withdrawn to their for 239 (_Ute_ I) ”Scratching, and grasping with the claws”

The right hand thrown in the position as for _horse_, as follows: Elevate the right-hand, extended, with fingers joined, outer edge toward the ground, in front of the body or right shoulder, and pointing forward, resting the curved thuainst the palers extended and curved, separated, pal a short arch (_Apache_ I) ”The ani claws”

[Illustration: Fig 240]

Fig 240 is fro, contributed by Mr GK

Gilbert, showing the pictorial n_:

Claw both shoulders with the fingers (_Wing_)

---- Grizzly

Right hand flat and extended, held at height of shoulder, pal the palue, and return it to first position (_O blood on the paw”

Other rees 293 and 345

BRAVE

Close the fists, place the left near the breast, and ht over the left toward the left side (_Wied_) Alike this, which I do not now distinctly recall--a short of wrenching motion with the fists in front of the chest--I have seen used for _strong_ If _Wied's_ sign-ion over the heart (as heheart,” which is the equivalent for _brave_ (_Matthews_) This sign is used by the Sioux at the present day to denote _sn repeatedly, the only variation being that the right fist is passed over and doard, in front of the left, instead of toward the left side (_Hoff 241]

Clinch the right fist, and place it to the breast (_Absaroka_ I; _Shoshoni and Banak_ I)

Both hands fists, backs outward, obliquely upward, near together, right inside of left, are moved forward froain to original position and then the right-hand fist is throith some force over the left on a curve

_Endurance_ is expressed by this sign, and it is connected with the sun-dance trials of the younghis bravery and powers of endurance before admission to the ranks of the warriors (_Dakota_ I)

Push the two fists forward about a foot, at the height of the breast, the right about two inches behind the left, palms inward (_Dakota_ IV) ”The hands push all before the a shi+eld, and the right drawn back as if grasping a weapon Close the fists, lower the head, e”) as well as the arms and fists (_Omaha_ I) ”I am brave”

Another: Index and thuers bent Shake the open fingers several ti held at an angle of about 20 (_Omaha_ I) ”You are very brave; you do not fear death when you see the danger”