Seminole music - Densmore, Frances 1867-1957 (Washington United States, Government Printing Office, 1956)
The Seminole in history -- The Seminole of modern times and their abode -- Seminole camps and villages -- Dwellings -- Clothing and ornaments -- Hair dressing -- Cultivation of the soil -- Planting of corn -- Fishing and hunting -- Food and its preparation -- Preparation of hides -- Names -- Marriage -- Homelife -- Washing of clothing -- Calendar -- Knowledge received in dreams -- Use of "protective medicine" -- Authority of old men -- Scarification -- Punishment -- Industries -- Death and burial -- Miscellaneous notes -- Musical instruments -- Corn Dance -- Analyses of Corn Dance songs and of related dances -- Hunting Dance -- Analyses of Hunting Dance songs -- Social dances -- Children's dances -- Analyses of social and children's dance songs -- Songs connected with treatment of the sick -- Analyses of songs connected with treatment of the sick -- Songs for success in hunting -- -- Analyses of songs for success in hunting -- Songs for success in ball game -- Analyses of songs for success in ball game -- Stories and legends -- Miscellaneous songs -- Analyses of songs with stories and miscellaneous songs -- Summary of analyses of Seminole songs, with comparisons between Seminole songs and songs of other tribes.
Includes unaccompanied melodies.
Also issued as House document no. 142, 84th Congress, 1st session.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index.
Keywords: Indians of North America -- Florida -- Music; Seminole Indians -- Music