This traditional Taino artwork is handmade, uniting clay and fire as a sign of respect to the original inhabitants, the Taino Indians (Pre-Colombian inhabitants of Quisqueya \ Hispaniola, now known as Haiti and the Dominican Republic). "For Our Cultural Identity". The God of Work: Is creation based on existing Taino Art. The jug he carries represents the hard work that the Tainos were subjected do because of the Spanish Conquest.