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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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