Thatched roofs and open sides [electronic resource] : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society / Carrie Dilley ; foreword by Paul N. Backhouse.
2015
E98.A63 D55 2015eb
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Thatched roofs and open sides [electronic resource] : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society / Carrie Dilley ; foreword by Paul N. Backhouse.
Author
Dilley, Carrie, author.
ISBN
9780813061535
9780813055602 (electronic book)
9780813055602 (electronic book)
Published
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, map
Call Number
E98.A63 D55 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
975.9004/973859
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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.