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What were the Coahuiltecan houses made of?
Mariame encampments—rancherias—were described as a succession of small circular huts made of four bent poles covered with woven mats made of plant fiber.
What did the Coahuiltecans use for shelter?
For shelter, the pre-holocaust Coahuiltecans used wickiup huts sometimes. There are Spanish descriptions of these huts called wickiups. Check out our Wickiup page to see one of these huts being built.
Who were the Coahuiltecans allies?
They soon founded four additional missions. The Coahuiltecan supported the missions to some extent, seeking protection with the Spanish from a new menace, Apache, Comanche, and Wichita raiders from the north.
What kind of houses did the Coahuiltecan Indians live in?
The nomadic Coahuiltecan Indians lived in round, dome-shaped houses that were constructed using poles and covered with matting, grass or cane. Low entrances opened into spacious interiors characterized by a central fire for light and deerskins for bedding.
What kind of clothing did the Coahuiltecan wear?
Men wore sandals only when necessary and some wore robes made out of rabbit skin, but for the most part, they were nude. Women wore clothing made out of plants to cover their crotch area and occasionally donned deer-skin skirts decorated at the bottom with items, such as seeds, that gave the skirt sound when women walked.
What kind of food did the Coahuiltecan Indians eat?
The Coahuiltecan Indians were a group of many different tribes who lived in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. They lived on both sides of the Rio Grande River and depended on it for water. They would also use much of the local plant life for food. Prickly pear fruit was a common food source for many of the tribes.
What did the Coahuiltecans believe to be true?
The belief that all the Indians of the western Gulf province spoke languages related to Coahuilteco is the prime reason the Coahuiltecan orbit includes so many groups. Some scholars believe that the coastal lowlands Indians who did not speak a Karankawa or a Tonkawa language must have spoken Coahuilteco.