Thatched Roofs and Open Sides: The Architecture of Chickees and Their Changing Role in Seminole Society


Price:
Sale price$32.85

Description

Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians Award of Excellence for a Book In Thatched Roofs and Open Sides, Carrie Dilley reveals the design, construction, history, and cultural significance of the chickee, the unique Seminole structure made of palmetto and cypress. Dilley illustrates how the multipurpose structure has developed over time to meet the changing needs of the Seminole Tribe.

Author: Carrie Dilley
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 09/25/2018
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9780813064925
ISBN10: 0813064929
BISAC Categories:
- History | Indigenous Peoples in the Americas
- History | United States | State & Local | General
- Architecture | History | Prehistoric

About the Author
Carrie Ann Dilley is visitor services and development manager at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum in Clewiston, Florida. She is the former architectural historian of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Historic Preservation Office.