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Karankawas

Learn about the Karankawas, a tall indigenous group known for their tattoos, body piercing, and unique customs. Discover their hunting, fishing, and gathering practices, as well as their seasonal camps and traditional ways of life.

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Karankawas

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  1. Karankawas • Accounts describe Karankawas as a very tall people, who adorned themselves with tattoos and practiced body piercing.

  2. Karankawas • They obtained food by a combination of hunting, fishing, and gathering. Fish, shellfish, and turtles were staples of the Karankawa diet, but a wide variety of animals and plants contributed to their sustenance.

  3. The Karankawas were seasonal hunters and gatherers. Dugout canoes laden with hides, pottery, fish traps, bows, arrows and other tools, carried families from one seasonal camp to another. Karankawas

  4. Karankawas • The Kirankawas carried their summer home with them. • They opened up the walls to allow air to come through and cool them. • The floor was covered with clam shells to keep the interior dry and provide a base for cooking fires.

  5. Common Customs • Like many other tribes, the Karankawas sometimes ate the leaders and warriors of an enemy tribe. • They believed this would magically give them the power and strength of these men.

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