Gloria Cypress doing beadwork | Gloria Cypress doing beadwork | Still Image | Artisans Fieldwork Material culture Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Beadwork Decorative arts Craft Indian reservations | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Gloria Cypress doing beadwork
- Date
- 1987-09
- Description
- Four color slides. Images are dark. Cypress was the sister of Billy Cypress, at the time the chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe. Her father was a Seminole from Big Cypress Reservation, but her mother was Miccosukee. Raised in Miami, she moved to the reservation at age 12. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Guatamalan weaver Cruz Josefina Gomez with her work | Guatamalan weaver Cruz Josefina Gomez with her work | Still Image | Bakers and bakeries Cooks Fieldwork Weavers Women weavers Guatemalan Americans Native Americans Mayans Textile arts Textiles Decorative arts Indian reservations Clothing and dress Clothing Maya arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Guatamalan weaver Cruz Josefina Gomez with her work
- Date
- 1985-09
- Description
- Eleven color slides. The Gomez family live on the Miccosukee Reservation. Back strap weaving is a Mexican-Mayan tradition that involves a portable loom, allowing the weaver to work in any location. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1985 and 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation | Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation | Still Image | Fieldwork Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Sewing Chickee Buildings Architecture Cooking and dining Patchwork Dolls Indian reservations Needleworkers Dollmakers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Patchwork sewing at Miccosukee Reservation
- Date
- 1982
- Description
- Fourteen color slides. Images of a Mukasuki woman sewing patchwork and making dolls. The images were created for the Florida Folklife Program's Seminole Slide and Tape Project, a program sponsored by the American Express Company in 1982-1983 to create two educational slide/tape programs for use by schools, community groups, and other educational outlets. One program dealt with sweetgrass basket making; the other on traditional Seminole patchwork. Recordings of the finished program tapes can be found in S 1576, Box 10. Teacher guides, program scripts, and documentation of the project can be found in S 1595, Box 1.
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Views along Tamiami Trail | Views along Tamiami Trail | Still Image | Fieldwork Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Waterways Chickee Buildings Architecture Cooking and dining Pots Signs (commercial) Boats Dolls Restaurants Indian reservations Community enterprise | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Views along Tamiami Trail
- Date
- 1982
- Description
- Fifty-nine color slides. Images of the Tamiami Trail leading into the Miccosukke Reservation (Mikasuki), and within the reservation. Includes images of chickees; reservation buildings; items for sale to tourists; sign for a local restaurant; Everglades canals; airboats; and food cooking over an open fire. The images were created for the Florida Folklife Program's Seminole Slide and Tape Project, a program sponsored by the American Express Company in 1982-1983 to create two educational slide/tape programs for use by schools, community groups, and other educational outlets. One program dealt with sweetgrass basket making; the other on traditional Seminole patchwork. Recordings of the finished program tapes can be found in S 1576, Box 10. Teacher guides, program scripts, and documentation of the project can be found in S 1595, Box 1.
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Annie Bert making baskets at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Annie Bert making baskets at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Still Image | Needleworkers Fieldwork Material culture Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Patchwork Decorative arts Textile arts Indian reservations Sewing | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Annie Bert making baskets at Miccosukee Indian Reservation
- Date
- 1987-09
- Description
- Seven color slides. Images are dark. Bert was born approximately in 1925. She spoke little English. She made coiled sweetgrass baskets. Used newer grass, using cotton thread. She made basket bottoms out of palmetto fiber. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Making patchwork at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Making patchwork at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Still Image | Needleworkers Fieldwork Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Patchwork Decorative arts Textile arts Indian reservations Textiles Material culture Sewing machines Machine sewing | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Making patchwork at Miccosukee Indian Reservation
- Date
- 1987-09
- Description
- Seven color slides. Unidentified Seminole. Images are dark. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert | Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert | Still Image | Storytellers Fieldwork Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Patchwork Textiles Apprentices Decorative arts Material culture Sewing Needlework | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Traditional patchwork by Jennie Billie and Minnie Bert
- Date
- 1989-08
- Description
- Fifty-three color slides. Billie and her apprentice Bert making traditonal Seminole/Mikasuki patchwork. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Josefina Gomez back strap weaving at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Josefina Gomez back strap weaving at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Still Image | Weavers Needleworkers Fieldwork Material culture Textile arts Mayans Guatemalan Americans Looms Women weavers Textiles Decorative arts Indian reservations Equipment, domestic arts Maya arts Design | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Josefina Gomez back strap weaving at Miccosukee Indian Reservation
- Date
- 1987-09
- Description
- Eighteen color slides. The Gomez family lived on the Miccosukee Reservation. Back strap weaving is a Mexican-Mayan tradition that involves a portable loom, allowing the weaver to work in any location. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Traditional wooden spoon by John Willie at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Traditional wooden spoon by John Willie at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Still Image | Woodworkers Fieldwork Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Woodwork Decorative arts Spoons Indian reservations Wooden spoons Material culture Ladles (utensils) Implements, utensils, etc. | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Traditional wooden spoon by John Willie at Miccosukee Indian Reservation
- Date
- 1987-09
- Description
- Five color slides. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Woodwork at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Woodwork at Miccosukee Indian Reservation | Still Image | Woodworkers Carvers (Decorative artists) Wood carvers Fieldwork Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Woodwork Decorative arts Animals Indian reservations Figurines Material culture Workplace | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Woodwork at Miccosukee Indian Reservation
- Date
- 1987-09
- Description
- Seven color slides. Images are dark. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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