huahua and the Tepehuanes of northwestern Durango 
(Lumholtz 1902), the farmers of Puebla, who call it cen- 
calli or house of ripe corn (Bandelier 1884), and the Mix- 
tecs at Tilantongo (Pl. XVII, A) and Yodocono, Oaxaca 
(Starr 1899, 1899-1900, 1908). However, several minor 
variations occur from place to place. 
Variations to the general type are as follows: 
a) the roof circular in outline; among the Triquis of 
western Oaxaca, in the Districts of Tlaxiaco and Jux- 
tlahuacan (Starr 1899, 1899-1900). 
b) the roof on independent pillar posts; among the 
Zoques at Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas (Starr 1899-1900). 
c) the whole structure on tall corner pillars (Pl. XVII, 
B); among the Mixes of Oaxaca, in the towns of Ayutla, 
Quesaltepec, and Ixcuintepec (Starr 1899, 1899-1900, 
1908). 
d) the whole structure on tall corner pillars and the 
thatched roof with ridge pole extending into the air (PI. 
XVII, C); among the Mazatecs of Oaxaca, Districts 
of Cuicatlan and Teotitlan (Starr 1899-1900), and the 
Cuicatecs and Chinantecs of Oaxaca (Starr 1899-1900). 
5. Cincalli, highland crib. Cincalli means house of 
maize in Nahuatl. Cincalote, an evident corruption of 
cincalli, is the name used by the Otomi Indians living 
just south of Mexico City for their crib-like granaries. 
As early as 1899, Starr illustrated these characteristic 
structures from Huixquilucan, State of Mexico (PI. 
XVIII, A). 
6. Cylindrical granary of upright poles and circular 
roof (PI. XX, A). This type is reported among the Tri- 
quis of Oaxaca (Starr 1899-1900). 
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