Their complexion were bronze-colored, average stature, dark, flowing, coarse hair, and large and slightly slanted dark eyes. Men generally went naked or wore a breech cloth, called , while single women went naked and married women wore an to cover their genitals, made of cotton or palm fibers, the length of which was a sign of rank. Both sexes painted themselves on special occasions; they wore earrings, nose rings, and necklaces, which were sometimes made of gold. Taíno crafts were few; some pottery and baskets were made, and stone, marble and wood were worked skillfully.