2) What did the Timucuas look like?
The men were usually between 5 1/2 and 6 feet tall. Some Timucua men were taller than this; the women were usually a little shorter. Their skin was a dark coppery brown. Some of this color was from getting a tan. Their hair was very dark brown or black. They only cut their hair to show sadness if someone (like their husband) died. So almost everyone had very long hair. The men wore this hair up in a ponytail or a bun to make themselves look taller and maybe even to carry arrows. The men also decorated their hair with feathers and raccoon tails. Men and women wore ear decorations in both ears. These decorations were made of shell, bone, or even fish bladders. Their fingernails and toenails were sharpened up to a point. They made tattoos on their skin (permanent marks made by bone needles and dye) for decoration and to show status (how important you were in the village). The chief had the most tattoos, even around his lips. Click here to go to the "Timucua coloring pages."
HINT: Read the section on Timucua clothes for help on Activity #2. Print the activity page and fill in the blanks