this reason, the use of the wooden log-cabin type of 
granary by the family group is also confirmed by the 
information given in the Codex Mendoza (Kingsborough 
1831-1848) and the Yanhuitlan Codex (Jimenez Moreno 
and Mateos Higuera 1940) which will be discussed later. 
7. Cinealli, highland crib. A characteristic crib-like 
wooden granary known as cincalote is used today in a 
limited area to the south of Mexico City (Pl. XVIII, 
A). Sahagun (1529-1590) seems to refer to this type of 
granary when, in describing the feasts and ceremonies 
observed by the lapidaries, he states: 
eé % . . 
Al otro que se llamaba Cinteotl tambien le componian como a 
varon, con una caratula labrada como mosaico,.... y ponianale en 
un tablado alto de donde estaba mirando, el cual se Ilamaba cinealli, 
compuesto de cafias de maiz a manera de jacal;... .”’ 
b. ‘Temporary methods of maize storage 
1. Rafters. Sahagun (1529-1590), describing the 
habits and labors of the Mexican farmer born under the 
favorable sign Ce Tochtli, says that he was diligent, hard- 
working, careful of his crops and: 
“*asi abundantemente cogia de todas maneras de legumbres y henchia 
su casa de todas maneras de maiz, y colgaba por todos los maderos de 
su casa sarteles de maiz....”’ 
2. Tapanco, loft and interior of the house. This 
method of storage is reported to have been in use among 
the Cahita Indians (Beals 1943) who inhabited the dry 
semi-tropical coastal plains of Sonora and Sinaloa. 
3. Enramada. Beals (1948) finds that the Cahita In- 
dians also stored maize on the cob on enramadas which 
are raised platforms built as separate structures or as an- 
nexes to the front of the native houses (Pl. X XI, C,D). 
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