Piki Stone
NA9334
From: New Mexico | Rio Grande Region
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA9334 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo |
| Provenience | New Mexico | Rio Grande Region |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Stone |
| Description | Large, rectangular stone with rounded edges and corners. Both surfaces are flat. One surface indicates exposure to fire due to the deposit of carbon and cracking due to heat. Used to make Piki bread. Made from an igneous stone. |
| Length | 34 cm |
| Width | 24 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Otto T. Mallery, 1921 |
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