Preface. __-_- 
Iphoneticmotes.—2 oe =) eee 
CONTENTS 
Thesmodern Tarascan. areas -=._---.---2--=-===- 
Tarascan population—____ 
The physiographic areas____-__ ~~~ 
Climateiand vegetation--—~—.=-- _-- --=-.—_ = 
The recession of mative: evan 
Modern linguistic distributions______- 
Tarascan settlements _----___-- ee oe eae 
IEOUSeHUYIDCS= = 22 = eee eo ea een 
The land system and the pueblosos2 22 sse225- 
Tarascanveconomy====-~ == 2222522252822 22 - ee 
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SHO AOANOARWN 
Agricultural systems and associated crop types- 
Field agriculture and associated crops___- 
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Tarascan economy—Continued 
Bibliography----__-- 
Stock raising and animal products___-__-___-- 
Food- patie ae ecuvitles en ee Sigs 
Fishing... Be Re ee ee ee 
umbering activities: =_- =. 229) 225) sae 
andicraftis=--=- So - 2 
@Weramics=. 2. 225 2k oe ee 
chextiles= 22 a5 == ee ee AS Soe ees 
Wooderafts=—-2---.53 
Lacquer work _______- 
Leathercraft______ 2 
Metalcraft ___- 
Stonecutting_____ 
Trade and transport __ 
ILLUSTRATIONS 
PLATES 
(All plates at end of book) 
. Physical landscape. 
. Water supply and settlement. 
House types. 
House types. 
. Maize culture. 
Wheat culture. 
. Horticulture and domestic animals. 
. Fishing and forest exploitation. 
. Ceramics. 
. Ceramics. 
Pottery making at Cocucho. 
Pottery making at Cocucho (con- 
tinued). 
. Textiles. 
. Textiles. 
. Woodwork. 
. Markets and transport. 
FIGURES 
. Decline of Tarasean population, 1500—1940____ 
. Growth of population in the Sierra, 1750-1940_ 
aelarascan planting tO0lss=s==-—5— eer a= ase = 
. The T‘apdératdirakua irrigation device__-____--_ 
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Srbhegwheellathesea=s a= ee eee eS SS 
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23 
37 
48 
52 
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. Distribution of 
MAPS 
. Topographic map of the modern Tarascan area_ 
. Geognostic map of the modern Tarascan area__ 
. Length of frost season in northwest Michoacdn_ 
Climati¢e map of Michoac4n=_.--_--------=.- 
Vegetation types in the modern Tarascan area 
Soil types in the modern Tarascan area_______ 
. Pre-Conquest and modern boundaries of Taras- 
Can speecht. == ==. eee {8 
. Area of Tarascan speech, ca. 1750________---- 
. Area of Tarascan speech, ca. 1800____-------- 
. Area of Tarascan speech, ca. 1850__- ~~ --- oaEe 
, Area.of Tarascan’ speech, 1940._> -=2=-2222== 
. Distribution of Tarascan speech by settlements, 
. Distribution of monolinguals in the Tarascan 
area 19408250252 so: 3 ee 
. Distribution of La Cafiada settlements, 1580 
and. 19462222. 3232-2 222 eee 
ePlanvof Uringuitiro,, 194622 = — 3: See 
. Plan of Ahuiran, 
=ePlan of irindaro, 04 G2e= see =e ee 
. Distribution of house types in the Tarasecan 
194625. 22. S22 eeee ee e 
ares sl 78oandel94Gr cee e. = ee eee 
handicrafts in the modern 
Tarascan area 
. Distribution of markets and their local trading 
territory in the modern Tarascan area------ 
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