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Thatched roofs and open sides : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society / Carrie Dilley ; foreword by Paul N. Backhouse.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dilley, Carrie, author.
- Backhouse, Paul N. (Paul Nathan), Author of introduction, etc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian architecture--Florida--History.
- Indian architecture.
- Seminole Indians--Florida--History.
- Seminole Indians.
- Seminole Indians--Florida--Social life and customs.
- Indians of North America--Florida--History.
- Indians of North America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By examining the past, present, and future of Chickees, Chickee builders, and their role in tribal life, this architectural and cultural history reveals the relationship between the transformation of these structures and the cultural evolution of the Seminole Tribe.
- Contents:
- An introduction to Native American architecture
- What is a Chickee?
- The architecture of Chickees
- Seminole architectural roots
- A century of evolution, 1840-1940
- Seminole camps
- The transitional period, 1930s-1970s
- The Big Cypress Chickee survey
- Chickees today and beyond.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-5560-1
- OCLC:
- 914474014
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