Palmetto Thatch

During their journey, the Expedition party saw multiple Seminole structures that had been thatched with palmetto leaves, including a lean-to and chickees at Seminole homesteads. A chickee, which is a word that Seminoles use for "house," typically is constructed with a cypress log frame and a palmetto thatch roof. Palmetto thatching is the layering of palm leaves on roofs or walls.

Credits:

• Photo, Home of the Seminoles - Pine Island, Florida, State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory

Sources:

• "Chickee," By Ernie Tiger, Seminole Tribe of Florida
• "Thatching," Wikipedia.org

References in the Texts:

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• March 21, Monday
• April 4, Monday
• April 12, Tuesday

For other topics referenced in the Expedition texts, please refer to the Index to Subjects and Names.
1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015