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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHKOPOLOGY — PUBLICATION NO. 13 



PAQE 



The Tajfn Totonac— Continued 

 Agriculture — Continued 

 Maize — Continued 



Preparation of the field 109 



Planting 110 



Replanting 113 



Cultivation ; weed competition 113 



Pests and other crop hazards 114 



Harvest 116 



Production, labor, profit 117 



Vanilla 122 



Planting and care 123 



Harvesting 124 



Marketing; theft 125 



Production 126 



Sugarcane 127 



Kinds of cane 128 



Planting and care 128 



Cutting 128 



Processing 129 



Borrowed equipment 132 



Beans and other legumes 132 



Phaseolus and Vigna 132 



Other cultivated legumes 136 



Cucurbits 136 



Starchy roots and tubers 137 



Manioc 137 



Sweetpotato 138 



Yam 138 



Arum 138 



Arrowroot 138 



Potato 138 



Chili 138 



Other condiments; medicinal plants 139 



Miscellaneous cultivates 140 



Sesame 140 



Physic nut 140 



Cacao 140 



Coffee 140 



Tobacco 140 



Pineapple 140 



Cahuayote 141 



Various vegetables 141 



Fruit trees 141 



Native fruit trees 141 



Introduced fruit trees 143 



Cotton 144 



Grasses 145 



Gardens 146 



Remarks 147 



Suggestions 149 



Food 150 



Food preparation 150 



Maize dishes 150 



Other starchy foods 155 



Protein foods 157 



Condiments and sweets 160 



Oils and fats 161 



Vegetables and fruits 161 



Beverages 163 



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The Tajfn Totonac — Continued 

 Food — Continued 



Hot and cold foods 165 



Sample menus 165 



Diet 166 



Carbohydrates 166 



Proteins 168 



Oils and fats 169 



Minerals and vitamins 169 



Suggestions 170 



Eating habits 171 



Feasts 172 



Smoking 175 



Housing 176 



The native house 178 



Materials 178 



Frame l 178 



Thatch 181 



Walls 183 



Doors . 185 



Cost . 185 



Suggested improvements 186 



Distribution . 187 



Variants -. 187 



Upkeep 189 



Furnishings 190 



Hearth 190 



Oven 191 



Shelves, platforms, hanging frames. - 192 



Tables 193 



Stools, benches, chairs 193 



Miscellaneous kitchen equipment 195 



Sleeping accommodations 197 



House decoration; altars 197 



Modern innovations 198 



Illumination 198 



Furniture arrangement 199 



Supplementary domestic structures 199 



Sweathouse 199 



Outhouse 202 



Granary 203 



Pigpen 203 



Laundry 203 



Roofed shelters 203 



Fences 204 



The manage as a whole 204 



Special arrangements for festivals 207 



Technology 208 



Woodworking 208 



Gourds and calabashes 211 



Ceramics 212 



Vessel forms 214 • 



Materials 216 » 



Manufacture 217 I 



Decoration 220 



Cordage, knots, braids 220 



Cordage 220 \ 



Knots 221 \ 



Braids 222 



