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Watercolor-and-ink illustration of a rounded earthen cuexcomate household granary beneath layered grass roofing in a quiet courtyard.
Built structures

Cuexcomate

A cuexcomate is a fixed household granary of central Mexico: a hollow earthen body with a dry-grass roof, used chiefly to store maize. Its shape and construction vary by region.

household-granaries
Morelos
Editorial comparison of a generic wooden pulque-fermentation barrel and a modern blue plastic tub, shown as separate vessels in a plain room; the tinacal is the setting, not either vessel.
Equipment

Wood barrel and modern tub in a tinacal

Pulque fermentation may use a wooden barrel or a modern plastic or fibreglass tub. The tinacal is the room or place where the vessels stand, not a name for either container.

Tanks and vats
Central Mexican Plateau