Clothing+ABCD

By David and Antonio

The Dine used many colorful and bright materials for clothing. Some of the materials were deerskin, woven yucca fiber,sheep wool, and rabbit fur. Navajos used cotton for making their clothes in later years. They got the materials from animals and plants. They took porcupine quills and soaked and flattened them, and colored them with vegetable dyes.

Navajo men dressed in many ways.They wore woolen clothing. Early Navajos wore breech cloths during the summer, and when it was hot they wore no shirts. Navajos wore deerskin ponchos, and rabbit fur cloaks in the winter. They also wore moccasins on their feet. They also wore a lot of jewelry.

Women clothing was pretty.They wore skirts of yucca fiber, deerskin ponchos, and rabbit cloth for winter. They wore knee high moccasins on their feet. They also wore woolen dresses and a lot of jewelry. Navajo children dressed just like their parents.