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Florida Lost Tribes - Paintings by Theodore Morris |
Florida Lost Tribes, St. Augustine, Florida
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Artifacts & Objects: wolf pelt with shell eyes; copper ear ornament; shell bead necklaces; copper pendant; bone bead necklace with shark tooth pendant. Click on image to see a larger view
In this painting, Theodore Morris tried to capture the warrior's intensity. The painted deerskin robe protects him from north Florida's frigid winter weather. Morris took the symbols from the Apalachee pottery designs to decorate the deerskin. Oil Painting (24" x 18") - $3,900 Artifacts & Objects: seagull, turkey, Cormorant, eagle and Blue Jay feathers; shell beads; copper ear decorations; pearl necklace; and deer skin robe.
Artifacts & Objects: hawk feathers; deerskin straps with feathers; shell beads; face paint; deer robe; shell beads.
Artifacts & Objects: shell & wood ear ornament; facial tattoo; shell bead necklace with carved welk shell pendant; olive shell necklace; bone bead necklace; bone hairpin with hawk feathers; pearl bracelet; carved wood figurine.
Artifacts & Objects: bone hairpins; carved and painted wood mask; seagull, cormorant and hawk feathers; shell and wood ear ornaments; bone necklace; shell bead necklace; deer hide mantle; body paint: red berry mixture and galena (silver powder made from lead traded from Missouri); painted shells; buckskin loincloth; tassels made from finely spun cords of dyed cottonwood tree down; blue jay and pheasant feathers; pearl bracelet; and white Ibis.
Artifacts & Objects: LEFT: Cormorant feathers; carved and painted wood mask; silver pendant; copper bead necklace; shell hair beads; body paint; and shell and bone bracelets. RIGHT: bone hairpins; carved and painted wood mask; shell bead armband; and body paint.
Artifacts & Objects: hawk feather; face & body paint made from crushed shell; copper necklace; glass beads & cut crystal pendant necklace; deer skin; Florida Scrub Jay; glass & copper bracelets; dragonfly.
Artifacts & Objects: bone hairpins; Egret & Blue Jay feathers; face paint; shell beads.
Artifacts & Objects: headdress of assorted feathers; scallop shell pendant; face paint.
Artifacts & Objects: Face & body tattoos; blue dye around mouth; fish bladder ear decorations; bear skin robe; copper & silver pendant; shell bead necklaces & bracelet; Florida Scrub Jays.
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. Oil Painting (24" x 18") - $3,300 Artifacts & Objects: assorted feathers; body paint; copper ear disc; wood labret; shell bead & bone necklaces; Sand Dollar pendant; carved bone comb; pearl armbands & bracelets. Click on image to see a larger view
The Seminole were tribes who left their traditional homeland in Georgia and Alabama. Many escaped slaves took refuge with them in Florida. When the Seminole obstructed the advance of white land-seekers and refused to retrurn slaves, Andrew Jackson pushed them farther south in the First Seminole War (1817-18). The treaty of Payne's Landing (1832) called for removal of the Seminole, but many in the tribe resisted. This action became knwn as the Second Seminole War (1835-42). I painted this warrior standing in a wild and open field with the sun setting. This ending of the day represents the fate of many in the Seminole tribe. Oil Painting (36" x 24") - $6,000 Click on image to see a larger view
Artifacts & Objects: eagle headdress with tassel; turkey feet ear adornments; hardwood war club; shell and pearl bead armbands; deerskin breechcloth with raccoon tails; and circular chest piece: thin layer of copper over carved wood.
A Timucua fisherman examines his arrow prior to shooting at a fish in the tidal waters of northeast Florida. The arrowhead is secured to the shaft with pine resin and further secured by binding with rawhide strips. Oil Painting (20" x 16") - $2,850 Artifacts & Objects: Bald Eagle; bone hairpin; pelican feathers; body paint; copper disc ear ornament; shell bead necklace; deerskin; shark tooth pendant; carved bone arrowhead. Click on image to see a larger view
The Eastern Freshwater Timucua lived inland from northeast coastal Florida. In the 1560's, a chief was described as using red face paint. The tattoos are based on designs used on Timucua pottery. Oil Painting (20" x 16") - $2,600 Artifacts & Objects: hawk feathers; red ochre face paint; egret feather; tattoos; shell beads; painted feather; Blue Jay feather; copper disc; shell pendant.
The Timucua were a loose band of tribes who spoke the
same dialect and fought each other from time to time. This warrior
gazes out at his world. As a clan leader, his courage and experience
were critical for the survival of the tribe.
Oil Painting (11" x 14") -
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Theodore Morris painted this figure as if the Chief were looking directly at the viewer in a confrontational manner. Oil Painting - $6,600 Artifacts & Objects: Turkey Vulture; raccoon tail; eagle feathers; tattoos; painted fish bladder ear decorations; Turkey Vulture feathers; copper breast plate; shell beads; deer hide robe; chert (stone) spear points; and painted hide straps.
Artifacts & Objects: egret, hawk, pelican feathers; tattoos; shell beads; feather fan; painted deerskin robe; olive shell; cypress tree with Resurrection Ferns.
Artifacts & Objects: assorted feathers; face tattoo; face paint (red); fish bladder ear decorations; shell bead necklaces; shell & copper pendant; body tattoos (black, red, blue); painted deer skins; ceramic pot; peal bracelet; shell bead belt; and painted Spanish moss skirt.
Artifacts & Objects: hawk & Blue Jay feathers; panther skin; pheasant feathers; face tattoo & paint; shell & pearl beads; scallop shell pendant; river cane arrows; copper breastplate; body tattoo & paint; olive shell beads; copper disc with turkey feather; painted deerskin; deerskin loincloth; raccoon tail; deerskin pouch with hawk eye design.
Artifacts & Objects: fish bladder ear ornaments; Spanish moss skirt; shell bead bracelet.
Artifacts & Objects: raccoon tail; fish bladder ear decorations; wood spear with one tip; shell bead necklace; shell pendant; and shell bead bracelet.
Artifacts & Objects: bone hairpin; eagle and turkey feathers; body paint; hunting bow and arrow; shell garget; shark tooth armband; wrist shell beads; and buckskin loincloth.
The atmosphere Theodore Morris tried to create in this painting was one which would demonstrate these early people's oneness with nature and its unity with them. He wanted the viewer to sense the respect that this quiet hunter gives his prey. Beyond that, the hunter's stalwart eyes reveal that he will complete the task before him. Oil Painting (30" x 40") - $6,300 Artifacts & Objects: shell bead bracelets; shark tooth pendant; spear point made from chert (stone); and hawk feather.
In this painting, Theodore Morris adorned this colorful principal leader with symbols of red flames leaping from his chest and red paint on his face. His gaze is one of intensity, and strong determination. He is perhaps the leader of the hunt. In his hand is an atlatl (spear thrower) with a carving of a rabbit at the top. The spear base is inserted into the groove of the rabbit. The thrust of the atlatl projects the spear further and faster than hand thrown, alone. Oil Painting (24" x 18") - $2,100 Artifacts & Objects: pheasant and turkey feathers; fish bladder ear decorations; wood labet inserted under lip; body paint; carved stone pendant; pearl necklace; silver and copper alloy metal disc; and atlatl with rabbit carving.
Oil Painting (18" x 23") - $1,800 Click on image to see a larger view
Artifacts & Objects: wood hairpin; shell beads; Blue Jay feather; face paint; necklace beads made from shell & pearls; shell pendant; arm, wrist, and ankle shell beads; shell scraping tool; deer hide; deerskin blanket & loin cloth; wood & shell tools; cockle shell; Unicorn Beetle; Monarch & Julia Butterfly.
Artifacts & Objects: shell, pearl & bone necklaces; assorted pottery – some painted; Pine Barrens Tree Frog; Green Anole. |
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Theodore Morris
11 Aviles St, #2B
St. Augustine, Florida 32084
(904) 584-4415
morristheodore@hotmail.com
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