Physical Appearance and Dress Flashcards
1
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The Tainos were short to medium height, well-shaped but slightly built
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2
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They had flat foreheads(This was done at birth when their forehead was flattened by the use of boards)
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3
Q
They had straight, long, black coarse hair
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4
Q
Their skin was smooth and olive-brown as they were of the Mongoloid race (also known as the yellow race)
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5
Q
The Tainos wore no clothes except for a loincloth
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6
Q
They wore necklaces, earrings, armbands, and bracelets made from seashells, feathers, animal teeth, bones and stones
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7
Q
The Tainos painted their bodies with detailed designs in bright-colored paints made from plants
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