The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 22, 2025
Plate 432: Piki Maker
1924
(American, 1868–1952)
Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Gift of Dr. Terence and Joyce Isakov 2022.307
Location: Not on view
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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.- ?-2022Dr. Terence D. Isakov and Joyce Isakov, Moreland Hills, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OHDecember 5, 2022-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- {{cite web|title=Plate 432: Piki Maker|url=false|author=Edward S. Curtis|year=1924|access-date=22 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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