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Plate 432: Piki Maker

1924

Edward S. Curtis

(American, 1868–1952)
Culture
America
Medium
glass interpositive plate with lightbox
Measurements
Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Terence and Joyce Isakov 2022.307
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

This woman is making piki, the Hopi version of a tortilla.

Description

“Piki,” explained Edward S. Curtis, “is cornbread baked in colored sheets of paper-like thinness. The batter is spread on the baking stone with the bare hand, and the quickly baked sheet is folded and laid on the basket at the baker’s left.” The woman in the picture has been identified as Dayumana, who lived in the village of Walpi. A single mother, she posed for Curtis to earn extra money to help support her family.
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Plate 432: Piki Maker

1924

Edward S. Curtis

(American, 1868–1952)
America

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