View sign 'crazy'

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Description

(meaning: brain in a whirl)

Bring the right hand, back to right and rear, hand slightly compressed and pointing upwards in front of and close to forehead; turn the hand, mostly by wrist action, so that tips of fingers describe a small horizontal circle.


References: medicine
Synonyms: doting, flighty, foolish, mad

Notes

Clark notes that crazy and foolishg are synonymous words with Indians, and this sign gesture is therefore very frequently used. The size of the circular movement determines degree of foolishness or insanity.

Tomkins notes that the circle should be made with the sun (clockwise) and that going the other way would mean MEDICINE. However the sign for medicine does not correspond to this action.