The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

INDIAN SIGNS IS A GAME WHERE EACH MAN IS ABLE TO CHOOSE
HIS OWN GESTURE. A TUG ON THE EAR, A HAND ON THE HEAD,
A FINGER ON THE NOSE ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES. THE GROUP
STARTS OUT CLAPPING IN A CERTAIN BEAT. ONE PERSON
BEGINS BY DOING HIS SIGNS AS MANY TIMES AS HE WANTS
AND SUDDENLY DOING SOMEONE ELSE'S SIGN. THE PERSON
WHOSE SIGN WAS DONE MUST PICK UP BY DOING THE LAST
PERSON'S SIGN THEN HIS AS MANY TIMES AS HE WANTS
AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGES TO ANOTHER PERSON'S SIGN.
THE NEXT PERSON PICKS UP THE GAME AND IT GOES ON
AND ON. IF A PERSON MISSES OR MAKES A MISTAKE, HE
MUST DRINK A GLASS OF BEER OR WHATEVER IS SUPPLIED.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: NOT GIVEN