Indian art of ancient Florida
By: by Barbara A. Purdy ; photographs by Roy C. Craven, Jr.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Indian art -- Florida; Indians of North America -- Florida -- Material culture; Indians of North America -- Antiquities -- Florida; Florida -- Antiquities
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-124).