Taino shell necklace. Image retrieved from http://blog.mailasail.com/beezneez/461.
It was custom for unmarried Taíno woman to wear a headband, while married women wore short white skirts (naguea) at a length that indicated the wearer’s rank. The men wore more likely to wear a cotton loincloth. Both male and females painted themselves before ceremonies, and the men were painted before going to war. There is evidence of head binding, which is the practice of flattening one’s forehead by binding a hard object against it during childhood. Piercings in ears and nasal septa were common and decorated with feathers, plugs, and other ornaments. People also adorned themselves with belts and necklaces. The Cacique (chief) had additional adornment such as headdresses with gold and feather.
(Rouse, 1992)
The Taino 