INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY 



CHERAfJ LArjDiCAPES AND METHODS OP" CARRYING OBJECTS. 



Upper (left): The plains below Cheran, the major agricultural area, about 7.000 feet elevation, viewed from the highway, near southeast 

 corner of the town. Darker portions are plowed fields; the remainder not yet plowed. Upper (right): Women carrying water in 

 typical manner, with the usual Cheran water jar. A method of wearing the rehozo is shown. The church and priest's residence 

 are in background. Lower (left): The northwest barrio of Cheran. The new highway curves along the edge of the barranca. 

 Typical cultivated fields slope gently up to the cinder cone, which rises 1,000 feet above the town. Lower (^right): Carrying bowls 

 of masa (corn ground for tortillas) from the mill. Carrying on the head is unusual, but the method used by the girl is common 

 for small objects. The woman's skirt has the thick pleat or rollo. 



