In the 1920s a mythology formed around burakumin which claimed them to have become outcaste due to their work in the tanning industries. In fact, tanning was a minority profession among burakumin and, strictly speaking, ritual pollution was considered separately from the four occupations in the Tokugawa period. Burakumin were recognized members of the farmer caste, who only became seen as polluted due to the medieval connection to poverty. It was or who treated dead bodies of horses and cattle. Their status was immobile and they were thought to be more polluted, although "hinin"’s status was not necessarily immobile. "Bakufu" regarded beggars as "hinin" and allowed them to beg in designated areas. They had to work as restroom attendants, prison officers, or executioners. One of famous "hinin" or "eta" is , who was the head of "eta", "kawata" and street performers in Kantō, and he was given the exclusive license of tanning, candle wicks and others and made a fortune.