AH-TAH-THI-KI MUSEUM EXHIBITS FEATURE SEMINOLE ARTIFACTS AND CULTURE

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The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum features rare Seminole artifacts on loan from the Smithsonian Institution. These include moccasins and leggings, turtle shell rattles, bracelets and beaded sashes, and medicine baskets. The Museum also features exhibits of its own holdings, including Seminole War period swords and firearms, rare southeastern beaded shoulder bags as well as Seminole patchwork.

The annual Green Corn Dance is featured in an exhibit on Seminole spiritual beliefs. A part of Seminole culture for hundreds of years, this ceremony ensures the well-being of the Seminole Tribe for the next year. Its name comes from the practice of prohibiting the eating of the year's new corn crop until after the medicine man has performed the annual ritual. The Green Corn Dance is a religious event and outsiders are not permitted to attend, so the museum exhibit gives visitors a unique glimpse into this sacred ceremony. This exhibit also features a diorama of the vigorous stick ball game, a traditional form of recreation played by both men and women during the ceremony.

The exhibit gallery also includes user-friendly computers where visitors can find information on the Seminole Tribe's rich history and culture. In addition to the cultural exhibits and rare artifacts, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum features a folk-lore theater that presents the traditional beliefs and legends of the Seminoles in a camp-like atmosphere.

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