‘* Moctecuhcuma’s’* warehouses by the Indian allies of 
Cortes and by Pedro de Alvarado. Of the containers in 
which the royal supplies were kept, he says: 
**Kstaba el Cacao en unas Vasijas hechas de Mimbres, tan grandes 
como Cubas, que seis Hombres no las podian abarcar; estaban em- 
barradas por de dentro, y por de fuera, y asentadas por orden, como 
Cubas; servian de Troxes para el Maiz, y otras Semillas se conser- 
’ ’ ’ A 
vaban bien en ellas. ...’’ 
B. Family Maize Granaries 
The information recorded about the family maize gran- 
aries of this period presents for the first time the extreme 
diversity which is to be expected in this country of nu- 
merous Indian cultures. 
a. Permanent and semi-permanent family 
granary types 
1. Niches of caves. The use of this method of maize 
storage is not reported for this period, but undoubtedly 
it was in use among the ‘Tarahumara Indians since it has 
been found among them during the Archaeological 
Period and the 19th Century. 
2. Rectangular and cylindrical stone and mortar struc- 
tures. The same may be said for this type of granary as 
has been said for the previous type. 
3. Wattle and clay daub. Probably in use among the 
Tarahumara, as a similar reasoning holds for this type as 
for Type 1. 
4. Cuezcomatl, vasiform grass and daub granary (PI. 
XIV, B,C, D). Several of the town names included in 
the Codex Mendoza (Kingsborough 1831-1848) and the 
Historia Chichimeca (Boban 1891) are combinations 
utilizing the Indian word ecuezcomatl. As this is the 
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