Edward S. Curtis American, 1868-1952
The Piki Maker, 1906
Vintage large format Portfolio Photogravure, Portfolio 12, Plate #432, The North American Indian, on Japan Tissue
22 x 18 in.
POA
Description by Edward S. Curtis: "Piki 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."