By: Ericka Anthony & Alex Long

Shelter WitchitaCoahuiltecan  The Witchita lived in beehive-shaped houses.  The tipis were only temporary houses for when the men went hunting.  The Coahuiltecans lived in dome shaped huts as permanent homes.

Food Witchita  They ate buffalo meat and vegetables.  They didn’t eat fish even though they lived near 2 rivers.(Red River & Brazes River) They ate snakes Lizards Insects Spiders & Armadillos

Regions of Texas WitchitaCoahuiltecan  Great Plains and Central Plains.  Coastal Plains Witchita Coahuiltecan

Witchita Weapons  Tomahawks (axes)  Knives  Bows & Arrows All used for hunting.

Coahuiltecan Weapons  Bows & Arrows

Clothing WitchitaCoahuiltecan  they would wear moccasins, plain tee shirts and skirts  Sometimes women wore high knee dresses made of buffalo skin  The men would wear breech clouts and fiber sandals

Witchita Appearance  The men and women had tattoos on their faces and bodies to show that they were apart of that certain tribe.  Witchita NEVER was a tribe.

Sources   jh/marneyg/03-04_Plains- Projects/flach_04_weapons.html jh/marneyg/03-04_Plains- Projects/flach_04_weapons.html