ABSTRACT
In very primitive communities, women usually devote a fairly large part of their time to the production of a variety of goods for household use, such as containers for food, cooking utensils, mats and carpets, and to making clothing for the family. Moreover, in many regions women help in the construction of houses; they collect building materials, plaster the walls, make the necessary furnishings, etc. At this stage of subsistence economy, although nearly all the women take part in such activities, none of them—and none of the men for that matter—spend all their time at it.
