The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926 Page: 269
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A Trip to Texas in 1828
made it evident that he was burdened by seventy or eighty years
of age, and that the grave was calling him. He belonged to the
Tancahue tribe and wore a piece of deer skin around his waist
only, with a pair of teguas of the same material on his feet, a
sort of shoe worn by the Indians. He stated that he was very
hungry, and we gave him meat and bread. Learning that the
camp of his brothers was near, Messrs. Batres, Chovell, and Ber-
landier immediately left to see them, and returned at nightfall
with the leader or chief of the tribe and other members of it.
Campo de Sanchez, uninhabited, April 22.-Moved by the
curiosity aroused by what my traveling companions said about the
pueblo or camp of the Tancahues, I and the general went to see it
about eight o'clock next morning. It was situated in the center
of a thick grove at the entrance of which several horses were tied,
apparently all very good. On arriving at the edge of the camp,
Losoya, a soldier in our escort, uttered the war cry used by these
Indians in battle, and immediately the whole camp was in motion,
several even started to mount their horses, but as soon as they
saw who we were they became quiet. They all came out to see us,
and, while the general talked to the chief of the tribe, I examined
these Indians about whom I obtained greater information later.
Their huts were small and barely numbered thirty, all conical in
shape, made of light branches, covered with the same material and
an occasional buffalo skin. In the center of each is located the
fireplace around which lie the male Indians in complete inaction,
while the women are in constant motion either curing the meat
of the game, or tanning the skins, or preparing the food, which
consists chiefly of roast meat, or perhaps making arms for their
indolent husbands. The elder women work the hardest because the
younger ones have a few moments of rest at the expense of the
wretched elders. The men wear ear rings and other ornaments
on their neck and hair, made of bone, shells, or showy feathers,
while the women wear only black stripes on their mouth, nose,
back, and breast. On the breast the stripes are painted in con-
centric circles from the nipple to the base of each breast. They
wear nothing but a dirty piece of deer skin around their waist,
leaving the rest of their bodies naked, and wearing their hair
short. This tribe is small and poor, being composed of eighty
families, but they are brave friends of the Lipanes and other269
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926, periodical, 1926; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117141/m1/295/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.