ACTIVITY #2
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DIRECTIONS: Look at the pictures on the Timucua coloring pages. Then write a word from the WORD LIST on the correct line to finish each sentence. Read carefully; there are hints in the sentences.

WORDLIST: Beads,Bowl, Designs on their skin, Ear pins, Hair, Gorget, Jangles, Loin cloths, Match coat, Spanish moss.

 

1) Chief Saturiwa’s wife is wearing a dress made of ________________ cloth. In the woods, this gray curly plant can have redbugs living in it.

2) Chief Saturiwa’s cape is called a ________________. This coat can be made from deer skin or feathers.

3) Chief Saturiwa’s wife is holding a whelk shell. She can use it as a ________________ or make it into a hoe to dig up the ground for planting crops.

4) Their earrings are really ________________. They can be made of bone, shell, or fish bladders. Boys and girls wore them in both ears.

5) Their necklaces and bracelets are made of ________________. Each of these can be carved from wood, bone, or shell.

6) The tattoos are ________________ that never come off. Chiefs had more tattoos than anyone else. It showed their bravery.

7) The circle hanging from Chief Outina’s neck is a ________________(gore-jet). It can be used as jewelry or worn as armor to protect him from enemy arrows. It can be made from shell or copper (the only metal the Timucuas had).

8) The circles hanging from Chief Outina’s waist are called ________________. They can be made of shell, wood, or copper. They jingle together when you walk.

9) Timucua Indians have very long black ________________. They never cut it unless someone like their husband or their chief died. That was how they showed sadness.

10) The men’s shorts are called ________________. They can be made from animal skin.

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