Tonkawa+Culture

Tonkawa Culture

The word Tonkawa means "people of the wolf". The Tonkawa tribe did much hunting. When they hunted their main weapan was the bow&arrow. The Tonkawas warriors wore specialy decorated shirts so that they can tell them selves apart from other tribes. The wemon of the tribe wore wraparound skirts that were made from deer skin. For ceremonies the men wore fealthered head dresses, each feather having a sembolic meaning. Although the Tonkawas were normally bearfoot the saved specialy deorated moccasins for special occasians. The Europeans described the Tonkawas as "slender and fleet afoot". The Tonkawa indians would tattoo lines all over their bodys. Tonkawa art was mostly paintings on hide and copper jewelry.The Tonkawas belived that they were people of the wolves so having dogs was an important part of their lives.