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Indian art of ancient Florida / by Barbara A. Purdy ; photographs by Roy C. Craven, Jr.

Purdy, Barbara A. (Author). Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress) (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 081301462X (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780813014623 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xvi, 124 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Publisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-124).
Formatted Contents Note:	Art styles and life styles -- Antler and bone -- Wood -- Shell -- Stone -- Ceramics -- Metal.