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Piiki bread, 2 rolls
Object Number 2017.8.25
Display Title Piiki bread, 2 rolls
Descriptions
Object Description Piiki bread, 2 rolls
Inventory Description Piiki bread, dried, two rolls, flaking
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Date June, 1985
Artist Alfreda Fredericks Secakuku (June, 1985)
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation
Materials Cornmeal
Dimensions Overall: 30 × 14 × 3.8 cm (11 13/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2017.8.25
Credit Line Gift of basketry scholars and authors Sarah R. Peabody Turnbaugh '76scl (Anthropology) and William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. '73 (Anthropology)
Provenance
Owner William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. (1985-2017)
Donor Donated by Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh (2017)
Donor Donated by William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. (2017)

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