More Indian Paintings
Ceremony ( Pensacola Tribe )
Pensacola villages were clustered around coastal estuaries in northwest Florida. Villages had community-wide activities and ceremonies viewed as necessary for the well- being of the group. Perhaps this maiden is dressed in her finery to attend a tribal ceremony.
ARTIFACTS AND OBJECTS
ARTIFACTS AND OBJECTS
- Assorted feathers
- Body paint
- Copper ear disc
- Wood labret
- Shell & bone bead necklaces
- Sand Dollar pendant
- Carved bone comb
- Pearl armbands braclets
"Their food is maize and fish; and there is agreat deal of both. They kill a great many deer, antelopes, and other animals, that they eat..."
(Hernando Escalante de Fontaneda, in Florida 1550-1570)
Eagle Feather (Timucua tribe)
Spirit Woman
People living in north Florida made some of the most beautiful ceramics ever created by North American Indians. This culture was called Weedon Island (A.D. 250 to 750) which was named for an archaeological site on Tampa Bay. Ceramics were used in burial rituals. The effigy vessels are more like sculpture than pottery. In this painting I wanted to show the spirituality of making sacred pottery by putting the potter in an environment of pure peace and beauty.
ARTIFACTS & OBJECTS
ARTIFACTS & OBJECTS
- Shell, pearl & bone necklaces
- Assorted pottery – some painted
- Pine barrens tree frog
- Green anole lizard
Starfish Maiden
This painting uses realistic objects to create a colorful design composition.
The native populations of Florida were totally dependent on their environment.
The girl represents all the early Indians that have vanished from Florida.
The native populations of Florida were totally dependent on their environment.
The girl represents all the early Indians that have vanished from Florida.
Turtle Woman
This painting uses realistic objects to create a colorful design composition.
The native populations of Florida were totally dependent on their environment.
The girl represents all the early Indians that have vanished from Florida.
The native populations of Florida were totally dependent on their environment.
The girl represents all the early Indians that have vanished from Florida.
The Potter
The Ft. Walton culture (Mississippian period 1000 A.D. To 1500 A.D.) was part of a complex trade network linking peoples from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes and extending west to Oklahoma. Some pottery was made from clay containing ground up potsherds or Spanish moss (temper) which made the pottery stronger and less likely to crack during drying. Coils of clay were constructed to build pottery. Elaborately decorated vessels were generally made for use as part of a ceremony. I put the potter in a cool shady area to invoke the idea of peace and spirituality.
ARTIFACTS & OBJECTS
ARTIFACTS & OBJECTS
- Wood hairpin
- Shell beads
- Bluejay feather
- Face paint
- Necklaces made from shell & pearl beads
- Shell pendant
- Arm, wrist, and ankle bands
- Shell scraping tool
- Deer hide
- Deerskin blanket & loin cloth
- Wood & shell tools
- Cockle shell
- Unicorn Beetle
- Monarch & Julia Butterfly
Owl Effigy Totem
"Gold" leaf was used as the background.The totem was carved from heart pine and was found in a river.
Fishing With Ancestors
With a strip of "gold" leaf, I separate the present from the past.
