This group tied planks around the heads of their infants to toughen their skulls, which resulted in cranial elongation.
These indigenous people were afraid to go out at night due to the presence of evil maboya spirits who took the form of humans without navels. The goal is to prevent a ball from falling to the ground in batu or batey, a game played by this culture. This group tied planks around the heads of their infants to toughen their skulls, which resulted in cranial elongation. Atabey and Yucahu are the two main gods in their pantheon, which is occupied by divinities called zemis. This people take their name from the cassava plant, which is one of their staples. They lived in straw-roofed adobe huts, and were organized into groups ruled by a cacique, or chief. The Lucayans are a subgroup of this people, who waged war against the Caribs on the Greater Antilles. They are described as "naked as the day was born" in a series of letters by Christopher Columbus. For 10 points, name this pre-Columbian group.
These indigenous people were afraid to go out at night due to the presence of evil maboya spirits who took the form of humans without navels.
Taino