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What was Alabama clothing like? Did they wear feather headdresses and face paint?
Alabama men wore a breechclout, sometimes with leggings to protect their legs, and women wore wraparound skirts made of woven fiber. The Alabamas also wore moccasins on their feet. Shirts were not necessary in Alabama culture, but men and women both wore poncho-style capes in cool weather. In colonial times, the Alabamas adapted European costume such as waistcoats and full skirts.
The Alabamas didn't wear long headdresses like the Sioux. Alabama men often shaved their heads except for a single scalplock, and sometimes they would also wear a ">porcupine roach. (These headdresses were made of porcupine hair, not their sharp quills!) Alabama women usually wore their long hair tied up into a bun. Both genders painted their faces for special occasions. They used different patterns for war paint, religious ceremonies, and festive decoration. Some Alabamas also wore tribal tattoos.
Today, some Alabama people still wear moccasins or a ribbon shirt, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths... and they only wear roaches in their hair on special occasions like a dance.