The men were forced to wear skullcaps and grow beards. Bonan men typically wear black or white skullcaps and white or dark blue jackets. For example, during prayer the men wore skullcaps and congregants faced east. The first French helmets were bowl-shaped steel "skullcaps" worn under the cloth caps. The men are commonly bearded and dress in white shirts and white or black skullcaps. Conversely, their skullcaps also served as protection against irritation from their wigs. The poorest faced starvation and, if they crossed the jailers, torture with skullcaps and thumbscrews. The title is a reference to the crocheted skullcaps worn by men of that denomination. These skullcaps are usually decorated with either geometric or figurative motifs. Prelates often give away their skullcaps to the faithful. About ten skullcaps were found placed upside down in two rows. Skullcaps are common herbal remedies in systems of traditional medicine.