Transcript The Coahuiltecans

The Coahuiltecans
By: Ayla Sozen & Kaylx Layton
Food
They hunted buffalo, but they also ate snakes,
lizards, armadillos, worms, snails, spiders and
insects. When times were hard they ate rotten
wood. For diet they ate plants. Women and
kids gathered leave, cactus fruits, and nuts.
Shelter
• They lived in dome shaped huts made
by cutting and bending young trees
and covering them with reed mats
and animal hides. They could quickly
roll up the mats and hides, place
them on their backs, and move to
next the location.
Appearance
• Sandals-fibers from lechuguilla plants, short
skirts and breach cloth made of animal skins,
buffalo robes- winter, children were mostly
naked.
Regions Of Texas
• Great Plains & Coastal Plains
Weapons
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Animal teeth
Claws
Sharp rocks
Sticks
Clothing
• They didn’t wear much clothing.
• Men wore long breechcloth that fell to their
knees
• Women wore short skirts from soft skin
• Both wore fiber sandals and lavishly decorated
their clothing with animal teeth, seeds, and
other ornaments.
Other Info
• 1600s and 1700s their land was invaded by
other Indians from the North. These invaders
had been driven South by the Lipan Apaches,
then Camaches pushed the Lipans into
Coahuiltcan territory.