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Maguey Utilization in Highland Central Mexico: An Archaeological Ethnography
Jeffrey R. Parsons and Mary H. Parsons
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The maguey plant plays a central role in cultural adaptation and cultural change in highland Mesoamerica. This book is a comprehensive study of the plant and its use. Includes chapters on maguey cultivation and pulque production, maguey fiber processing and spinning, and the archaeological implications of the available ethnographic and historic information about maguey utilization.
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Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Figures
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List of Plates
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Acknowledgments
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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General Considerations
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The Study Area
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The Community of Orizabita
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Organization of This Monograph
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Chapter 2. The Cultivation of Maguey and the Production of Pulque
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Synopsis of the Process
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Transplanting the Young Maguey Plant
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Care of the Growing Plant
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Capazon (Castration) and Picazon (Picking)
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The Raspada (Collecting and Transporting Aguamiel)
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Fermenting the Aguamiel
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The JG Tinacal, Orizabita
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The LC Tinacal, Orizabita
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The BH Tinacal, Tecomatlan
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The HT Tinacal, near Itzcuinquitlapilco
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The HP Tinacal, Emiliano Zapata
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The MP Tinacal, Itzcuinquitlapilco
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The TL Tinacal, Singuelucan
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The RT Tinacal, Jalapillo
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Summary
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Miscellaneous Operations
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Chapter 3. Processing and Spinning Fiber
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Maguey Fiber Extraction
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Spinning Maguey Fiber
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Lechuguilla Fiber Extraction
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Making Rope from Lechuguilla Fiber
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Chapter 4. Archaeological Implications
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Introduction
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The Sixteenth-Century Production Process
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The Tool Kits and Workshops
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The Production and Distribution of Maguey Products
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Chapter 5. Summary and Conclusions
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Bibliography
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Glossary
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Appendix. Analysis of a Midden Sample from the LR Maguey Fiber Processing Workshop, by Sandra L. Dunavan
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Introduction
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Methods
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Results
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Citable Link
Published: 1990
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- 978-0-915703-20-3 (paper)
- 978-1-949098-90-7 (ebook)