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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.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2015.Description: 1 online resource : mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813055602
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • E98 .T438 2015
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Contents:
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.
Subject: 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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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction E98.63 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn914474014

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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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