Thatched Roofs and Open Sides : The Architecture of Chickees and Their Changing Role in Seminole Society /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dilley, Carrie (Author)
Other Authors: Backhouse, Paul N. (Paul Nathan) (Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ethnic & Race Studies.
Social Sciences.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Seminole Indians > Social life and customs.
Seminole Indians.
Indians of North America.
Indian architecture.
ARCHITECTURE / History / Prehistoric & Primitive
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Indiens d'Amerique > Floride > Histoire.
Seminoles (Indiens) > Floride > Moeurs et coutumes.
Seminoles (Indiens) > Floride > Histoire.
Indians of North America > Florida > History.
Seminole Indians > Florida > Social life and customs.
Seminole Indians > Florida > History.
Indian architecture > Florida > History.
Florida.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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