Assent is expressed, not by a downward nod as with ourselves, but by an upward nod; the head is jerked backward. Assent is also expressed by uplifting the eyebrows. (Fison.)
Turkish sign:
One or two nods of the head forward. (Barnum.)
Other remarks and illustrations upon the signs for yes are given on page 286, supra.
[ TRIBAL SIGNS.]
Absaroka or Crow.
The hands held out each side, and striking the air in the manner of flying. (Long.)
Imitate the flapping of the bird’s wings with the two hands, palms downward, brought close to the shoulder. (Burton.)
Imitate the flapping of a bird’s wings with the two hands, palms to the front and brought close to the shoulder. (Creel.)
Place the flat hand as high as and in front or to the side of the right shoulder, move it up and down, the motion occurring at the wrist. For more thorough representation both hands are sometimes employed. (Arapaho II; Cheyenne V; Dakota V, VI, VIII; Ponka II; Kaiowa I; Pani I; Comanche III; Apache II; Wichita II.) “Bird’s wing.”