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CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Introduction 



Pre- and post-Conquest history 



Sources 



Legendary origins 



Pre-Conquest ethnography . 



Etymology 



Economic life 



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7 



9 



9 



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Marriage 11 



Political organization 11 



Religion 13 



Warfare 14 



First Spanish contact 15 



Later history 19 



The town and the people 22 



Town location 22 



Climate 26 



Flora and fauna 27 



The modern population 27 



Mestizo versus Indian 30 



Mestizo stratification 33 



Material culture 34 



Houses and furnishings 34 



Dress 41 



Men's clothing 41 



Women's clothing 43 



Changes in dress habits 45 



The culinary arts 48 



Maize preparation 48 



X^ heat preparation 49 



Tamales 49 



Atole 50 



Other foods 50 



Beverages 51 



Food concepts 51 



Earning a living 52 



General considerations 52 



Agriculture 58 



Types of soil 58 



The plow 59 



Maize 61 



Beans 63 



Wheat 64 



Squash 66 



Other milpa crops 66 



Garden crops 67 



Fruit trees 68 



Agricultural superstitions and rites 69 



The yearly cycle 70 



The economics of agriculture 71 



Pottery 79 



Pottery clays 79 



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Earning a living — Continued 

 Pottery — Continued 



Preparation of clays 80 



Molding of pots 81 



Classification of pots 84 



The kiln 88 



Firing the kiln 89 



Glazing 90 



Artistic ware 93 



Molds 99 



Distribution and sale 100 



Tile 101 



Fishing 101 



Fish taken 102 



Fishing techniques 102 



Duck hunting 106 



Net weaving 107 



The net proper 107 



Ropes 110 



Canoes Ill 



Petate making 113 



Domestic animals 114 



Cattle 114 



Riding and pack animals 116 



Pigs 116 



Sheep 117 



Chickens and turkeys 117 



Dogs and cats 117 



Beekeeping 118 



Animal values .' 118 



Animal ills 118 



Secondary occupations 119 



Gathering 119 



Vegetable products 119 



Mineral products 120 



Hunting 120 



Mczcal manufacture 121 



House building 123 



Candle making 125 



Miscellaneous occupations 127 



Wage labor 127 



Work habits and attitudes 128 



Commerce and finance 130 



Trade 130 



The Patzcuaro market 132 



The Erongaricuaro market 137 



Local transactions 137 



The rescalon 142 



Credit facilities and price structure 143 



Loans 144 



Price determinants 145 



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