Dress and Appearance
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Mohave woman exhibiting face tattooing
Source - http://sirismm.si.edu/naa/24/southwest/02259300.jpg
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Both men and women tattooed their chins and painted their faces in elaborate designs,and men often pierced their nasal septums and ears in order to wear shell or bone ornaments. Women's hair was worn loose over their shoulders, but the men-- who took great pride in their hair—rolled it into long, rope-like strands. These "dreadlocks" might be treated with mesquite sap and plastered with reddish mud to enhance their appearance.
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Mohave man exhibiting long rolled hair
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For clothing, the men wore breechcloths woven from the inner bark of willow and women were skirts of willow bark.
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Woman wearing willow bark skirt.
Source - http://sirismm.si.edu/naa/baegn/gn_02812a.jpg
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