Karankawas

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

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.

Karankawas

• 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• 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.

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.