Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Plates
Acknowledgments
General Considerations
The Study Area
The Community of Orizabita
Organization of This Monograph
Synopsis of the Process
Transplanting the Young Maguey Plant
Care of the Growing Plant
Capazon (Castration) and Picazon (Picking)
The Raspada (Collecting and Transporting Aguamiel)
Fermenting the Aguamiel
The JG Tinacal, Orizabita
The LC Tinacal, Orizabita
The BH Tinacal, Tecomatlan
The HT Tinacal, near Itzcuinquitlapilco
The HP Tinacal, Emiliano Zapata
The MP Tinacal, Itzcuinquitlapilco
The TL Tinacal, Singuelucan
The RT Tinacal, Jalapillo
Summary
Miscellaneous Operations
Maguey Fiber Extraction
Spinning Maguey Fiber
Lechuguilla Fiber Extraction
Making Rope from Lechuguilla Fiber
Introduction
The Sixteenth-Century Production Process
The Tool Kits and Workshops
The Production and Distribution of Maguey Products
Chapter 5. Summary and Conclusions
Bibliography
Glossary
Methods
Results