Thatched roofs and open sides : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society /
Dilley, Carrie,
Thatched roofs and open sides : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society / Carrie Dilley ; foreword by Paul N. Backhouse. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2015. - 1 online resource : maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.
9780813055602
Indian architecture--History.--Florida
Seminole Indians--History.--Florida
Seminole Indians--Social life and customs.--Florida
Indians of North America--History.--Florida
Electronic Books.
E98 / .T438 2015
Thatched roofs and open sides : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society / Carrie Dilley ; foreword by Paul N. Backhouse. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2015. - 1 online resource : maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.
9780813055602
Indian architecture--History.--Florida
Seminole Indians--History.--Florida
Seminole Indians--Social life and customs.--Florida
Indians of North America--History.--Florida
Electronic Books.
E98 / .T438 2015