Thatched roofs and open sides : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society / Carrie Dilley ; foreword by Paul N. Backhouse.

Author
Dilley, Carrie [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
  • ©2015
Description
xv, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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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 references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178) and index.
    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.
    ISBN
    • 9780813061535
    • 0813061539
    LCCN
    2015011679
    OCLC
    904861744
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