Native Dress

ID: 776 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Fred R. Gildersleeve
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Waco Indians are pictured in a curious mix of traditional and modern clothing. White settlers described the Waco Indians' clothing in the nineteenth century very simply: men wore breechcloths and moccasins, while women wore knee-length skirts.

This file appears in: Waco Indian Village

By Amanda Sawyer
The city of Waco derives its name from the agrarian indigenous group that originally resided in the area. The Waco, or Wi-iko, Indians were a tribe of the Wichita that arrived in Central Texas in the…