The Yokuts of the San Joaquin Valley and part of the Sierra Nevada lived in an area rich in animals and plants. Their dress (or lack of it) reflected the hot climate.
Men went completely naked, or wore a kilt of deer skin, or deer skin aprons front and back. Women wore a two-piece skirt: the front was of willow bark or tule grass, the back of deer skin. Men wore California-style one-piece moccasins of elk or deer hide, or thick-soled sandals for travel or hunting in rough terrain; women always went barefoot.
In cool weather, robes of fur, rabbit skins or coot skins were added - these fastened at the front with bone or wood skewers.
Hair was worn long and loose, or tied in a clump at the back, or piled into a topknot and fastened with a wood hairpin. Men wore no headband or hat, while women wore a conical basket-hat of coiled tule when carrying loads with a tumpline.
Necklaces of eagle talons or bear claws were highly prized, strung with abalone shells traded from coastal tribes. At puberty both boys and girls had their ears pierced for wood or shell ornaments; adults of both sexes sometimes wore a bone pin through the nasal septum. Women commonly had their chins tattooed.
The link below is a photograph of a Yokuts boy and girl in traditional dress.
They had the Dance of the Dead ,which honored the dead yokut indians
Bow and Arrows
men wear simple breach cloth and women wear grass skirts and the children go around naked
Yokut Indians traditionally slept on raised platforms made of wooden frames covered with mats or woven grass. They often used animal skins or blankets for warmth. Depending on the season, they might also sleep outdoors, utilizing natural shelter like trees or natural formations. Their sleeping arrangements were generally communal, reflecting their close-knit family and community structure.
In the Yokut tribe, women and children primarily engaged in gathering and processing food. Women were responsible for collecting plant materials, such as acorns and berries, while also preparing meals and maintaining the household. Children assisted in these tasks, learning essential skills for survival and contributing to the community's food production. This division of labor helped ensure the tribe's sustenance and cultural continuity.
They had the Dance of the Dead ,which honored the dead yokut indians
Bow and Arrows
Yokut children wore simple clothing made from plant fibers and hides, such as buckskin and woven reeds. Boys typically wore loincloths, while girls wore skirts made from grasses or tule reeds. They also adorned themselves with shells, feathers, and beads for decoration.
beads, spears,elk skins and horns,and turtle shells
they wore all clothes lol
men wear simple breach cloth and women wear grass skirts and the children go around naked
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Yokut Indians traditionally slept on raised platforms made of wooden frames covered with mats or woven grass. They often used animal skins or blankets for warmth. Depending on the season, they might also sleep outdoors, utilizing natural shelter like trees or natural formations. Their sleeping arrangements were generally communal, reflecting their close-knit family and community structure.
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In the Yokut tribe, women and children primarily engaged in gathering and processing food. Women were responsible for collecting plant materials, such as acorns and berries, while also preparing meals and maintaining the household. Children assisted in these tasks, learning essential skills for survival and contributing to the community's food production. This division of labor helped ensure the tribe's sustenance and cultural continuity.
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