THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MACA/IX 



Photograph by A. W. Cutler 



SHE WEARS HER WEALTH UPON HER HEAD 



Women in Portugal bear many a burden on their heads with grace and ease. This housewife was reticent 

 about being photographed, but the fowls were in a flutter over the unusual experience. The barred window 

 is a reminder of the Moorish occupation of the country. 



XVI 



