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  2. Tipi - Wikipedia

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    A tipi or tepee (/ ˈ t iː p i / TEE-pee) is a conical lodge tent that is distinguished from other conical tents by the smoke flaps at the top of the structure, and historically made of animal hides or pelts or, in more recent generations, of canvas stretched on a framework of wooden poles.

  3. Tipi ring - Wikipedia

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    The general pattern of a tipi (also "tepee") ring is an east-facing entrance, where there are no stones, and a heavily anchored side with extra stones for protection against prevailing winds, often on the northwestern side of the ring. Hearths found in the center of tipi rings suggest a winter encampment.

  4. Indigenous architecture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A flap in the animal skins serves as a doorway, and a hole in the center of the tepee’s roof allows smoke and heat to escape. In Lakota culture, the four sides of a tepee represent both space and time. The tepee itself symbolizes the world, with each corner embodying one of the four cardinal directions. [6]

  5. Plains hide painting - Wikipedia

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    Plains hide painting is a traditional North American Plains Indian artistic practice of painting on either tanned or raw animal hides. Tipis, tipi liners, shields, parfleches, robes, clothing, drums, and winter counts could all be painted.

  6. What's real and what's fake? In the Native art world, the ...

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    Walter Lamar, chairman of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, the agency charged with ensuring the authenticity of Native art offered for sale and supporting Native arts, said the world is a much ...

  7. Travois - Wikipedia

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    [4] The Native Languages of the Americas website relates that: After horses were introduced to North America, many Plains Indian tribes began to make larger horse-drawn travois. Instead of making specially constructed travois sleds, they would simply cross a pair of tepee poles across the horse's back and attach a burden platform between the ...

  8. Concrete Interstate Tipis of South Dakota MPS - Wikipedia

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    Interstates 90 and 29 were created in the mid-20th century as part of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, a national push to promote interstate travel.Simultaneously, the need for rest areas at regularly-spaced intervals along the highways was identified, which would not only improve travellers' experiences by meeting their basic needs but also improving safety by promoting driving breaks.

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