▁trade ▁carried ▁between ▁Long ▁Island ▁and ▁Cuba ▁by ▁d ug out ▁can oe . ▁A ▁piece ▁of ▁j ade ite ▁found ▁on ▁San ▁Salvador ▁Island ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Gu atem ala , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁trace ▁element ▁analysis . ▁ ▁People ▁Columb us ▁thought ▁the ▁Luc ay ans ▁res emble d ▁the ▁Gu anche ▁of ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands ▁( in ▁part ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁intermediate ▁in ▁skin ▁color ▁between ▁Europe ans ▁and ▁Afr icans ). ▁The ▁Luc ay ans ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁hand some , ▁grace ful , ▁well - pro port ioned , ▁gentle , ▁gener ous ▁and ▁peace ful , ▁and ▁custom arily ▁going ▁almost ▁completely ▁n aked . ▁Peter ▁Mart yr ▁d ' Ang h iera ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Luc ay an ▁women ▁were ▁so ▁beautiful ▁that ▁men ▁from ▁" other ▁countries " ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁islands ▁to ▁be ▁near ▁them . ▁Women ▁past ▁pub ert y ▁wore ▁a ▁small ▁sk irt ▁of ▁cot ton , ▁and ▁the ▁men ▁might ▁wear ▁a ▁lo in cl oth ▁made ▁of ▁pla ited ▁leaves ▁or ▁cot ton . ▁Some ▁people ▁wore ▁head ▁bands , ▁wa ist ▁bands , ▁fe athers , ▁b ones ▁and ▁ear ▁and ▁nose ▁j ew el ry ▁on ▁occasion . ▁They ▁were ▁often ▁t atto o ed ▁and ▁usually ▁applied ▁paint ▁to ▁their ▁bodies ▁and / or ▁faces . ▁They ▁also ▁pract iced ▁head ▁fl atten ing . ▁Their ▁hair ▁was ▁black ▁and ▁straight , ▁and ▁they ▁kept ▁it ▁cut ▁short ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁few