what was the culture of the arawaks and caribs

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   Early Carib culture, as seen from a distance, appears especially patriarchal. Women carried out primarily domestic duties and farming, and in the 17th century lived in separate houses (a custom which also suggests South American origin) from men.
   
   However, women were highly revered and held substantial socio-political power. Island Carib society was reputedly more socially egalitarian than Taíno society. Although there were village chiefs and war leaders, there were no large states or multi-tiered aristocracy. The local self-government unit may have been the longhouse dwellings populated by men or women, typically run by one or more chieftains reporting to an island council.
   
   Arawaks
   
   Since the agriculture and trade was so good, the Taíno had plenty of extra time to make crafts and play games. One of these games called Areyto, which included religious ceremonies as well as a game similar to soccer was played in the Batéy, a sort of arena-like field flanked by huge, standing stones depicting images of the Taino religion. With plenty of leisure, the Taíno devoted their energy to creative activities such as pottery, basket weaving, cotton weaving, stone tools and even stone sculpture. Men and women painted their bodies and wore jewelry made of gold, stone, bone, and shell. They also participated in informal feasts and dances. The Taíno drank alcohol made from fermented corn, and they used tobacco in cigars

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