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Notes on the Florida Seminole
American anthropologist, n.s. • 15 • Published In 1962 • Pages: 63-77
By: Skinner, Alanson Buck.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In the summer of 1910 the author visited the Seminole bands living in the Everglades and Big Cypress areas of southern Florida in the interest of the American Museum of Natural History of New York (gathering specimens to illustrate Seminole ethnology). This source is an account of Skinner's visit to the area and of the various aspects of Seminole ethnography he observed in the field. The text describes native dress and ornaments, hair styles, settlement patterns, visiting and hospitality practices, foods and food preparation, beadwork, work in skins, religion, silversmithing, and house types. Social organization is given only superficial coverage.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Normal garb
- Ornament
- Personal grooming
- Paraphernalia
- Decorative art
- Visiting and hospitality
- Settlement patterns
- Work in skins
- Eschatology
- Burial practices and funerals
- Smiths and their crafts
- Food preparation
- 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
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1989
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1910 (summer)
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1910
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Everglades and Big Cypress areas, southern Florida, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alanson B. Skinner
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians