What was Quapaw clothing like? Did the Quapaws wear feather headdresses and face paint?
Quapaw women wore long deerskin dresses. Quapaw men wore breechcloths with leather leggings and buckskin shirts. The Quapaws wore moccasins on their feet, and in cold weather, they wore long buffalo-hide robes. A Quapaw lady’s dress or warrior’s shirt was fringed and often decorated with porcupine quills, beadwork, and tribal designs. Here is a site about the symbolism of Plains Indian war shirts, and some photos and links about Indian clothing in general. Quapaw Indian leaders occasionally wore the long warbonnets that Plains Indians are famous for, but more often, Quapaw men shaved their heads except for a scalplock (one long lock of hair in back) and wore a porcupine roach on top. Quapaw women wore their hair either loose or braided. The Quapaws wore tribal tattoos and also painted their faces for special occasions. They used different patterns for war paint, religious ceremonies, and festive decoration. Today, some Quapaw people still have moccasins or a buckskin dress, but they we
