Publication

1996 - University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Language

English

Word Count

31,000 words, Guess

Page Count

124 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL971039M
  • ISBN-10081301462X
  • OCLC Control Number34517425
  • Library of Congress Control Number96007798
  • Goodreads3159701
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  • LibraryThing899330

Classifications

  • DDC704/.03970759
  • LCCE78.F6 P89 1996

Description

For thousands of years, the Indians of Florida created exquisite objects from the natural materials available to them - wood, bone, stone, clay, and shell. This stunning full-color book, the first devoted exclusively to the artistic achievements of the Florida aborigines, describes and pictures 116 of these masterpieces. A brief history of the consequences of European infiltration and later investigations by explorers and archaeologists sets the stage for consideration of the works themselves. They date from the Paleoindian period (ca. 9500-8000 B.C.) to the mid-sixteenth century and include utilitarian creations, instruments of personal adornment and magic, and objects indicating status, paying homage to ancestors, or aiding the dead in their journey into the next world.

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