The Osage (their real name is more like Wah-zha-zhe) were close relatives of the Omahas, Kansas, Poncas and Quapaws and were warlike farmers living on the fringes of the Great Plains.
Men wore very distinctive breechclouts with extremelyshort flaps front and back. Leggings had seams down the front of the leg, covered with quillwork bands decorated with hair fringes; beaded garters also had hair fringes at each side. Leggings often covered the moccasins. Men often went without shirts, depending on robes for extra warmth when needed.
Women originally wore only a wrap-around skirt of buckskin; some added a poncho-like garment. Later the Plains-style dress was adopted. Leggings were knee-length, seamed at the front and gartered.
One-piece soft-sole moccasins had a seam running the entire length of the sole (a style also used by the Quapaw). Later, hard-sole Plains style moccasins were worn, beaded and painted; men's moccasins had no cuff while those of the women were fitted with large cuffs.
Some men wore their hair long, but warriors shaved the head except for a scalplock and a short tuft to which was fitted a dyed deerhair roach. Women wore their hair loose or in two braids.
Some men wore stiff otter-skins like turbans, fitted with a feather or two at the back; fur caps were worn in winter.
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The Osage tribe.
The Osage Indians lived in the Great Plains for a variety of reasons. Firstly, the location provided the tribes with the resources needed to sustain life, with plentiful wild game, fishing, and other resources. Secondly, the flat plains made it easier to move around and hunt, while the hills and rivers provided natural defenses against enemy tribes. Finally, the presence of other tribes in the area meant that the Osage could trade and interact with their neighbors, providing another source of goods and resources.The Great Plains also provided the Osage with the following advantages: Plethora of available wildlife for hunting and gathering Flat terrain for easy travel and hunting Natural defenses from enemies Opportunities for trading with other tribesThe Osage Indians' presence in the Great Plains allowed them to utilize the resources available in the area to form prosperous communities and develop their culture.
Because the Osage wanted the sac and fox to stop hunting off of Osage 's land.
the kato Indians wore skirts and silk tops
The Osage were from the area of the Osage and Missouri Rivers. The men wore deerskin leggings, a loincloth, and moccasins. The women wore deerskin dresses, leggings and moccasins. Then men shaved their heads except for a scalplock.
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Doris Whitetail Parker has written: 'Footprints on the Osage Reservation' -- subject(s): Genealogy, Indians of North America, Osage Indian Reservation, Osage Indians
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The Osage were forced to move to Oklahoma through treaties with the USA.
There could be bows and arrows for Plain Indians.
they ate dirt
the osage Indians name means little ones of the middle waters. buy, jillian jenkins :)
The Osage Indians lived along the Osage and Missouri rivers in what is now western Missouri when French explorers first heard of them in 1673.
T. F. Morrison has written: 'The Osage Treaty of 1865' -- subject(s): Treaties, 1865, Osage Indians, Indians of North America, History
They had a predominately agricultural diet.
Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Then later Oklahoma.