d ivory, on the
arms as high as the elbow; while some had strings of cornelians,
agates, and other stones which are highly esteemed among them. On the
legs, instead of garters, they wear some strings of the same stones,
and certain cords of many strands, dyed black. The fingers of the
hand are covered with many rings of gold and precious stones. The
final complement of the gala attire was like our sash, a fine bit of
colored cloth crossed over the shoulder, the ends joined under the
arm, which they affected greatly. Instead of that the Visayans wore a
robe [marlota] or jacket [baquero] made without a collar and reaching
quite down to the feet, and embroidered in colors. The entire dress,
in fine, was in the Moorish style, and was truly rich and gay; and
even today they affect it.

The dress of the women, besides the small shirt with sleeves already
mentioned, which was shorter for them, for their gala dress had
little modesty, was a skirt as wide at top as at bottom, which they
gathered into folds at the waist, allowing the folds all to drop to
one side. This was long enough to cover them even to their feet, and
was generally white. When they went outside the house they wore for a
cloak certain colored short cloaks, those of the principal women being
of crimson silk or other cloths, embroidered with gold and adorned with
rich fringe. But their principal gala attire consisted in jewels and
ornaments of gold and stones which they wore in their ears, and on the
neck, the fingers of the hand and the wrists of the arms. But now they
have begun to wear the Spanish clothes and ornaments, namely, chains,
necklaces, skirts, shoes, and mantillas, or black veils. The men wear
hats, short jackets [ropillas], breeches, and shoes. Consequently, the
present dress of the Indians in these regions is now almost Spanish.

110 [i.e., 100]. Besides the exterior clothing and dress, some of
these nations wore another inside dress, which could not be removed
after it was once put on. These are the tattooings of the body so
greatly practiced among the Visayans, whom we call Pintados for that
reason. For it was a custom among them, and was a mark of nobility and
bravery, to tattoo the whole body from top to toe when they were of an
age and strength sufficient to endure the tortures of the tattooing,
which was done (after being carefully designed by the artists, and
in accordance with the proportion of the parts of the body and the
sex) with in