The Ohlone boys and men wore no clothes in the summer and used capes or robes in the winter. They also wore shell necklaces, earrings, and nose rings. Their hair was braided or tied on the top of their head with a buckskin thong. The girls and women wore aprons with a different design on the front and back. When it was cold they wore capes tied under the chin made of rabbit or deer. They wore shell and feather necklaces, and had tattoos of lines and dots on their faces, and their hair was tied on top of their head with a buckskin thong. Both men and women plastered themselves in mud for warmth, and had animal skins for blankets.
No, that is not a picture of an Ohlone indian. That is a picture from a modern bay area magazine. Ohlone women did tattoo their faces and men pierced their ears and noses, however.
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