Wax, Men, and Money, A Historical and Archeological Study of Candelilla Wax Camps along the Rio Grande Border of Texas

1981. Wax, Men, and Money, A Historical and Archeological Study of Candelilla Wax Camps along the Rio Grande Border of Texas. Texas Historical Commission Publications. 32. Texas Historical Commission. Austin, Texas

History, techniques, social and physical organization, and archeological models represented by the extant candelilla was making industry of the Big Bend border region of Texas. Published in 1981.

Type
Published Report
Date of Issue
1981
Publisher
Texas Historical Commission
Units
AMIS , BIBE , RIGR
Keywords
Adams Ranch, Alpine, Asa Jones, Boquillas, Burros, candellilla, Casner, cerote, Chihuahua, Coahuila, David Adams, Desert, Ejido, Glenn Spring, Ivey, Mexico, native plant production, Rio Grande, River, sulfuric acid, vat, wax
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Human Use | Consumptive Use | Consumptive Use

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