Upon arriving at Joseph Patsah's place, the anthropologist Hugh Brody notes:
"On closer to the ground inspection, it was possible to discern slivers of wood shaped to some purpose, fragments of metal or plastic, jettisoned close by but later to be found and used again, and scraps or strips of leather that can be turned into thongs to fix bridal lines and stirrups. It is this blur of stuff, this texture, that causes visitors to see dirt and untidiness where there is often in reality a minor store of all manner of spare parts." (pp. 4-5)
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