The Arawaks, who used to live in these islands, used clay and vegetable dyes to create masks. Whether they had a ceremonial purpose or were just for decoration we cannot know. My own masks use some of the motifs from Arawak designs and a lot of our indigenous natural materials such as shells and coconut trash for decoration.
“early stages”
“Taino Girl”
“Painted Mask”
“Taino Boy”
“The "Taino" Collection”
