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

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813055602 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Thatched roofs and open sides : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society.DDC classification:
  • 975.9004/973859 23
LOC classification:
  • E98.A63 D55 2015eb
Online resources:
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.
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.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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