Why did the Mohawks wear the clothes they did? The Mohawk tribe had different clothes. During the summer, children under 12 walked around without clothes. Boys older than 12 wore loincloths just like men. Women and girls over the age of 12 will not wear anything above the waist. They also wore a skirt that reached down to their knees. During the summer the weather was hot, so everyone didn't wear shoes. Otherwise men often wore breeches and chaps, and because of their culture, men usually wore nothing on top. During the other season women wore skirts with leggings, but the leggings they wore were shorter than the ones men wore. Mohawk women also wore a poncho-like tunic called an overcoat. Sometimes they wore trousers, over calico dresses and blankets as shawls. They also allegedly carried hidden wallets with them. Men also wore moccasins on their feet. The clothes they would wear would be made of buckskin and would take a long time to make. That's why whenever they didn't really need it, they didn't use it. The Mohawks usually wore moccasins if they wanted to leave their village. The males of the tribe also wore leggings. They wore greaves because they were great protection from thorns they might get or poison ivy. Men's leggings were tied with ropes while for women, leggings reached the knee and tied at the top. The reason their leggings were shorter was because they had long skirts that covered and protected, down to the knees and higher. For special occasions, men wore kilts. The kilts looked like skirts and... in the center of the card... rattles were used. Rattles were made from a variety of different objects. There were several ways to make these rattles. Sometimes they were made of tortoise shells, which were filled with stones, and had the deer's tibia as a handle to hold on to. Other times the rattle was made by placing the seeds in a curved circle. , rawhide. That rawhide would later be attached to a wooden handle. The rattles were always different and were always decorated very nicely. Sometimes they made them very colorful and then attached them to the bones. The Mohawk tribe really liked their music. They always played it during all their celebrations. Their music always had a nice rhythm and was always different and playful. They played there very often and their whole tribe really enjoyed it.