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Painting of a seated woman in a blue dress making thin piki bread on a stone griddle beside an adobe oven, with stacked bread on a tray.

Hopi Woman Making Piki

A seated woman in a blue dress with a red sash and coral necklace spreads thin batter on a flat stone griddle beside an adobe oven. Stacked piki sheets rest on a woven tray at lower right, with corn ears and feathers hanging on the wall behind her.

Artist
Carl Moon
Date
ca. 1937-1943
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2393 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1948).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Mujer hopi preparando piki

Una mujer sentada, con vestido azul, faja roja y collar de coral, extiende una masa delgada sobre una piedra plana junto a un horno de adobe. Sobre una bandeja tejida en primer plano hay panes piki apilados, y al fondo cuelgan mazorcas y plumas.

Português: Mulher hopi fazendo piki

Uma mulher sentada, com vestido azul, faixa vermelha e colar de coral, espalha massa fina sobre uma pedra plana ao lado de um forno de adobe. Em uma bandeja trançada no primeiro plano há pães piki empilhados, e ao fundo pendem espigas de milho e penas.