1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 317. Minor edge and corner wear;

1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 317. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Full-color illustrated wrapper with yellow and white lettering. 317 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "The artistic tradition that in the past sustained Florida Indians helps identify them today as possessing a resilient, modern culture. In this richly illustrated account of the arts and crafts of the Florida Seminole and Miccosukee Indians, Dorothy Downs shows how artistic expression reflects and inspires history. Emphasizing the influence of drastic cultural changes on their artistic traditions, Downs traces Seminole and Miccosukee art from the eighteenth century to the present and demonstrates both the persistence of some prehistoric southeastern Indian designs and the impact of contact with Europeans. In addition to clothing and finger-woven or bead-embroidered accessories, their arts and crafts--most often practiced by women--include pottery, basketry, and doll making. Their most powerful artistic expression is found in the colorful and intricate patchwork patterns that have become their twentieth-century signature. Incorporating color and black-and-white photographs of these remarkable art pieces, Downs also details the "men's work" of silver and wood crafts and chickee building in a volume sure to interest scholars and the general public alike........"

University Press of Florida, 1997. Tight and clean, covers lightly rubbed. 301pp. Illustrations throughout. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.

University Press of Florida, 1997. Tight and clean, covers lightly rubbed. 301pp. Illustrations throughout. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.