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<div>At 20:59 +0200 21-04-2003, Gerdinand Wagenaar & Mindy Brown
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#0000FF">Hi,</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#0000FF">On behalf of a friend I would like to know if anyone
of you is familiar with sign for earth/soil, as used by native
americans or aboriginals?</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#0000FF">Pleas respond to me directly:</font> <a
href="mailto:talkinghandsnl@cs.com"><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#0000FF">talkinghandsnl@cs.com</font></a></blockquote>
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<div>Hello Gerdinand,</div>
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<div>How about this</div>
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<div>From E. Thompson Seton , 1918, "Sign talk of the cheyenne
indians and other cultures"</div>
<div>--> Earth, soil or dirt. Point down, then with thumb and
finger tips, lift and rub some imaginary soil as in 'powder'.</div>
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<div>From W. Tomkins 1968, Indian Sign Language:</div>
<div>--> EARTH. Point with right index to the ground, then reach
down and rub thumb and tips of fingers together.</div>
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<div>Greetings,</div>
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<div>Onno</div>
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