Title: Facts for Kids: Seneca Indians (Senecas)
Headings: Seneca Indian Fact Sheet
Seneca Indian Fact Sheet
Content: Today, longhouses are only used for ceremonial purposes. The Senecas live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you. What was Seneca clothing like? Did they wear feather headdresses and face paint? Seneca headdress
Seneca clothes
Seneca men wore breechcloths with leggings. Seneca women wore wraparound skirts with shorter leggings. Men did not originally wear shirts in Seneca culture, but women often wore a long tunic called a kilt or overdress. Like most Native Americans, the Senecas wore moccasins on their feet. Here is a website with pictures of moccasins . In colonial times, the Seneca tribe adapted European costume like cloth shirts and blouses, decorating them with beadwork and ribbon applique.