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Iicure 3.—Tarascan planting tools. a-d, Meidntatdrakueéa, or instruments for replanting maize. a and b are probably 
the ancient forms of the planting stick. cand d may have been derived from the triangular coa; the round form is 
also used in the Tarascan paddle, Lake Pitzcuaro. d is also called tuafuakua, or instrument for making charcoal; 
it is often used to break open the kiln after the wood has been reduced to carbon. e-h, T'eka¢akueéa or tardkueéa, 
sometimes used to plant maize. e, Pasasitérakua, instrument for flattening or patting, is more frequently employed 
to pat down mud and clay on the exterior of the charcoal kiln than to plant maize. h, Ordinary form of Tarascan 
metal hoe, or t‘ek4¢akua. a-c, about %5 natural size; d-h, approximately %5. 
