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Notes on the Hunting Dance of the Cow Creek Seminole

Florida anthropologist9 • Published In 1956 • Pages: 67-78

By: Capron, Louis.

Abstract
This is an eye-witness account of the Hunting Dance (or Snake Dance as it is called by the Seminole) performed in 1946 by the Cow Creek Seminoles in south Florida. Capron describes the preparation of the dance ground and feast, and the dance itself, which involved around fifty dancers with one hundred people in attendance altogether.
Subjects
Music
Dance
culture
Seminole
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2001
Field Date
1946
Coverage Date
1946
Coverage Place
south Florida
Notes
Louis Capron
LCCN
56028409
LCSH
Seminole Indians