Indian Art of Ancient Florida (Florida Heritage Publications) - Hardcover

Barbara A. Purdy (author)|Roy C. Craven Jr. (photographs)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081301462X ISBN 13: 9780813014623

Publisher: University Press of Florida, 1996

Synopsis

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 book, devoted to the Florida aborigines, describes and pictures 116 of these masterpieces.

About this title

About the Authors

Barbara A. Purdy (1927-2024) was professor emerita of anthropology and curator emerita in archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Purdy is the author of numerous books, including How to Do Archaeology the Right Way, second edition.

Roy C. Craven, Jr., is professor of art emeritus, founding director of
the University Gallery at the University of Florida, and author of
Ceremonial Centers of the Maya and A Concise History of
Indian Art.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081301462X
• ISBN 13: 9780813014623
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 152