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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY PUBLICATION NO. 13 



boundary has been determined through systematic 

 checking, parcel by parcel, with several inform- 

 ants, and the official list of those who render public 

 service in Taj in has also been consulted. The re- 

 sulting boundary represents public opinion rather 

 than official demarcation ; but there is no necessity 

 for more formal or more rigid limits. Public 

 labor — on which land affiliation within the Ojital 

 y Potrero subdivision seems chieflv to rest — is an 



essentially local matter and interests the Papantla 

 authorities only when the repair of the main trails 

 to Papantla is involved. 



THE FUNDO LEGAL 



The fundo legal of Taj in occupies a relatively 

 level stretch of land, traversed by a meandering 

 arroyo (map 7). Land immediately west of the 

 stream is a couple of meters lower than is that to 



Legend to map 7 



The fundo legal of Tajfn. Explanatory data are given below, in tabular form. Unfortunately, with respect to the 

 number of roof sheds, the entries are ambiguous. In the text (p. 178), the ordinary dwelling of native type is described 

 as having two long and two short sheds; but below, the same building is entered as of two sheds. Accordingly, the legend 

 makes no distinction between structures, such as granaries and hog shelters, often actuaUy of two sheds, and dwellings, 

 which almost invariably have two long and two short sheds. 



Moreover, in the entries below, a house of three sheds may be one of two things: a thatched roof dwelling (actually 

 of two long and two short sheds), with a lean-to addition; or a tiled roof house, of two sheds, likewise with lean-to. The 

 new masonry school is described as of four sheds; other such entries refer exclusively to hipped roof buildings, with tile 

 covering. 



The ambiguity outlined above was noticed after our return from the field; without being able to inspect each structure 

 anew, we are reluctant to attempt a detailed correction, building by building. 





Owner 



Walls 



Roof 



Floor 



Doors 





Key 

 No., 



Poles or 

 bamboo 



M 



a 



>> 



a 

 o 



<a 

 S3 

 m 



o 



<y 



.3 



s 



3 





a 



"3 



CJ 



o 



.2 

 o 



a 



s 



1* 



o 



J3 



a 



c 



a 



o 

 o 



o 



o 



o 

 o 



E 

 « 



CJ 

 fcJO 



5 

 "a 



I 



a 



5 



CO 



a 



CD 



o 



Use; other observations 



map 



7 



fU 



m 



a 

 o.'g 



3"" 



A 



Public building 





X 

 X 







2 

 4 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 4 



1 

 2 



3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



X 

 X 











X 

 X 







X 



X 



"x" 



Storage, granary, jail. 



B 



do 



do . 





X 



X 











School. 



C 







X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



School outhouse. 



r> 



X 



~x~ 

 "x" 



X 











X 



Teacher's dwelling. 



1 a 



Vicente de Leon _ 



X 

 X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 







X 

 X 

 X 







"x" 



X 

 X 

 X 



x" 



X 



Bedroom, granary. 



b 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Juan Aldana 

















Do. 



c 

















Bedroom, living room. 



d 



X 











X 



— - 



Do. 



e 







X 



X 







X 

 X 



X 



Bedroom, kitchen. 



f 

















Do. 



2 a 













X 

 X 





Do. 



b 



do 



X 













x 



— 



Part rented as municipal office; living room, 



c 



do . 







X 







X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



granary. 

 Sweathouse. 





Juan Castro 



X 







X 



X 

 X 



~x~ 



X 











X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



..:: 



Store, dwelling; occupied by Nemesio Marti- 



4 a 



Vicente de Leon 



X 

 X 



— 



— 













nez. 

 Store. 



b 



do 



do 



Luis Patino 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 













Dwelling, oven. 



c 







X 



X 



— 







Bedroom, granary. 



J 



'X 











Dwelling; occupied by Papantla carpenter. 



6 a 



Carmen Perez Reyes 













...: 



X 

 X 

 X 



Abandoned. 



b 



do 



do 



do 



Santiago Simbron 









X 

 X 



X 











Bedroom, kitchen. 



c 

















Bedroom, living room, granary. 



d 















X 

 X 



Hog shelter. 























Fowl pen. 



7 

























Lot planted to maize by Manuel de la Luz. 



8 a 



do . 



X 









2 



2 

 2 



2 

 2 



2 

 2 

 2 

 4 

 2 

 2 



X 



X 



X 

 X 



X 



X 







X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 



X 

 X 

 X 



— 



X 







Dwelling, granary; occupied by Manuel de la 



b 

















Luz. 

 Not in use. 



9 a 



Silvestra Ellas 



do 



Donato Sanies _. 



X 



X 

 X 



— - 



— - 



— - 











X 





Storage, granarv; occupied by Francisco 



b 









X 

 X 



Morales. 

 Dwelling; occupied by Julian Garcia. 



10 a 









X 



— - 







Bedroom, living room, kitchen: occupied by 



b 



do _ 



do.... 







X 

 X 







Francisco Morales. 

 Unfinished; in ruins. 



c 







X 











Sweathouse; used by Francisco Morales. 



ii a 





X 







X 

 X 



X 

 X 



"x" 











X 

 X 



— 



Bedroom, kitchen, granary. 



b 



do 



do 



do 









X 



.... 



Living room. 



c 



X 







X 

 X 



Storage shelter; no walls. 



12 













Unfinished house. 



13 

























Lot grown to monte. 



14 a 



Bernsbe Xochigua 



X 

 X 









2 



X 









X 



X 







x 



.... 



Dwelling, granarv. 



b 



do - 



















Fowl pens, on adjacent lot. 



' Interior, mud -plastered; exterior, plaster confined to one corner of building. 



