Fig. 271.
Elevate the extended index and wave it quickly from side to side before the face. This is sometimes accompanied by shaking the head. (Pai-Ute I.) Fig. 271.
Extend the index, holding it vertically before the face, remaining fingers and thumb closed; pass the finger quickly from side to side a foot or so before the face. (Apache I.) This sign, as also that of (Pai-Ute I), is substantially the same as that with the same significance reported from Naples by De Jorio.
Another: The right hand, naturally relaxed, is thrown outward and forward toward the right. (Apache I.)
Wave extended index before the face from side to side. (Apache III.)
Another: Wave the index briskly before the right shoulder. This appears to be more common than the preceding. (Apache III.)
Right hand extended at the height of the eye, palm outward, then moved outward a little toward the right. (Kutchin I.)
Extend the palm of the right hand horizontally a foot from the waist, palm downward, then suddenly throw it half over from the body, as if tossing a chip from the back of the hand. (Wichita I.)
Deaf-mute natural signs: