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Beaded shoulder pouches of the Florida Seminole

Indian and Spanish selected writingsCoral Gables, Fla.Published In 1964 • Pages: 49-63

By: Goggin, John M. (John Mann).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source provides a description of the beaded shoulder pouches and sashes of the Florida Seminole. Both museum and photographed specimens are examined. Decorative motifs and methods of manufacture are analyzed. Photographs and renderings of the items are included. These Florida Seminole specimens are compared with specimens from other Southeastern, as well as Eastern Woodland, groups.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Paraphernalia
Decorative art
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Seminole
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2003
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Christopher Latham ;1989
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
nineteenth century
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southern Florida, United States
NotesAdditional notes
by John M. Goggin
Information on the pouches and sashes has been indexed for Paraphernalia (293). Information on decorative motifs is indexed for Decorative Art (531).
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
64007765
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Seminole Indians