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Larger whorls are used to spin coarsemagueyfibers, whereas smaller whorls are more suitable for spinning cotton and finemagueythread.
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Maguey-fiber processing, spinning, and, presumably, weaving also took place in rural villages, but evidence of organized workshops has only been found at the urban center.
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Determining the scale of production for themagueyworkshops is problematic in the absence of preserved structural remains and quantitative data on the size and number of households /producers.
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Like tequila, mezcal is made with the cooked hearts of a species of themagueyor agave plant but the flavor is very different.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Soon the conquistadors began experimenting with themagueyplant to find a way to make a distillable fermented mash.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Evans' findings suggest a pattern of intensivemagueycultivation by rural piedmont villagers, along with some household specialization in pulque production and, perhaps, fiber processing.
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She also found that women spun, and presumably wove,magueyand cotton in both commoner and elite households.
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The workshops processedmaguey, made spindle whorls, spun thread of various sizes, including cordage, and perhaps cloth was woven and dyed in these workshops.
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The workshops processedmagueyfibers and mademagueyspindle whorls in a range of sizes for spinning thin and thick threads and cordage.
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Most households probably had sufficient labor to process enoughmagueyfor their personal needs as well as for tribute and some market exchange.
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Local-material textiles, such asmagueyproducts, were often given in tribute.
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A landscape that had been dotted with magueys and prickly pears became filled with fruit orchards.
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Nichols et al. spinning thick fiber from the outermagueyleaves to make items like carrying cloths, sandals, and rope.
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Not only mustmagueyfibers be processed in locales where the plants grow, but ethnographical studies show that processing maguey for spinning is highly labor intensive.
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Since scrapers were probably used for multiple purposes, perhaps including fiber production, evidence of surplusmagueyfood or beverage production in the workshop is not definitive.
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The fiber workshops also processedmaguey.
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Carbonized remains ofmagueyplants suggest thatmagueyfiber may have also been available for spinning.
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