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Object Number
985-13-10/58272
Display Title
"Piki", blue cornmeal bread. Made from thin batter of cornmeal, water, and wood
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Piki
Object Description
"Piki" (blue cornmeal bread). Made from thin batter of cornmeal, water, and wood ash. Originally Hopi staple food; today generally used only for special occasions. Len: 25 cm.
Inventory Description
Piki, blue, rolled
Classification
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1985
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Corn
Dimensions
Overall: 24.9 x 5.4 x 2.2 cm (9 13/16 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-13-10/58272
Provenance
Collector
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
(1985)
Donor
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
(September 4, 1985)
Donor
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
(9/4/85)
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