Zuni Breadstuff

A wide-angle, black and white photograph depicting the Zuni Pueblo: a communal village or multi-story dwelling built by Indigenous peoples in the American Southwest; the word is Spanish for village or town. as seen from the southwest. The image shows a large, dense cluster of multi-story adobe and stone dwellings characterized by flat roofs and tiered levels. In the foreground, the sandy terrain is punctuated by numerous fenced enclosures or "waffle gardens" made of vertical wooden stakes or brush. The architecture is traditional indigenous southwestern style, and the overall landscape appears arid.