Clothing
Tonkawa women wore wraparound deerskin
skirts. women wore shawls made of rabbit fur
and the
men wore painted buffalo robes. The Tonkawas
made beautifully decorated moccasins, but
wore
them only for special occasions. Normally they
went barefoot. Sometimes they would
tie a few feathers to a lock of their hair.
Tonkawa men wore their hair long and braided,
but warriors would sometimes cut the hair on
the left side of their heads short. Tonkawa
women wore their hair either loose or in one
long braid. The Tonkawas wore tribal
tattoos nd also painted their faces for special
occasions. They used different patterns for war
paint, religious ceremonies, and festive
decoration.
Today, some Tonkawa people still have
moccasins or a buckskin dress, but they wear
modern clothes like jeans instead of
breechcloths... and they only wear traditional
regalia on special occasions like a wedding or a
dance.
skirts. women wore shawls made of rabbit fur
and the
men wore painted buffalo robes. The Tonkawas
made beautifully decorated moccasins, but
wore
them only for special occasions. Normally they
went barefoot. Sometimes they would
tie a few feathers to a lock of their hair.
Tonkawa men wore their hair long and braided,
but warriors would sometimes cut the hair on
the left side of their heads short. Tonkawa
women wore their hair either loose or in one
long braid. The Tonkawas wore tribal
tattoos nd also painted their faces for special
occasions. They used different patterns for war
paint, religious ceremonies, and festive
decoration.
Today, some Tonkawa people still have
moccasins or a buckskin dress, but they wear
modern clothes like jeans instead of
breechcloths... and they only wear traditional
regalia on special occasions like a wedding or a
dance.