These photos depict the process of roasting sweet corn at Hopi. The sweet corn was purchased because it does not grow well in Hopi soils. It is roasted in a bulb-shaped pit overnight, shucked, and strung to dry. The corn is used in many traditional Hopi dishes. This batch of over 140 dozen ears of corn will last, once dried, over 2 years!

Hopi Corn Roast August 2010