Title: Facts for Kids: Mohawk Indians (Mohawks)
Headings: Mohawk Indian Fact Sheet
Mohawk Indian Fact Sheet
Content: The Mohawks live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you. What was Mohawk clothing like? Did they wear feather headdresses and face paint? Mohawk traditional clothing
Mohawk Indian moccasins
Mohawk men wore breechcloths with leggings. Mohawk women wore wraparound skirts with shorter leggings. Men did not originally wear shirts in Mohawk culture, but women often wore a poncho-like tunic called an overdress. Mohawk Indians usually wore moccasins on their feet. In colonial times, the Mohawks adapted European costume like cloth shirts and blouses, decorating them with beadwork and ribbon applique. Here is a photograph of a traditional Mohawk skirt. Here is a webpage about traditional Iroquois dress, and some photographs and links about Native American Indian clothes in general.