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An Oglala Lakota tipi, 1891. 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.
Tippi Benjamine Okanti Degré (born 4 June 1990) is a French woman best known for spending her youth in Namibia among wild animals and the local tribes. [1] In 1997, she was the protagonist of Le Monde selon Tippi, filmed in Namibia and Botswana.
The tipis have since become a prominent symbol of travel across South Dakota [1] and are one of the most photographed rest area features in the United States. [ 8 ] In 2005, the tipis were listed on the Federal Highway Administration 's "Final List of Nationally and Exceptionally Significant Features of the Federal Highway Interstate System ...
Tipi (also tepee and teepee) is a dwelling used by North American Indians of the Great Plains. Tipi, Tepee, Teepee or Tee pee may also refer to: Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters, an illustrated children's book; The Lone Teepee, a landmark along the Seventh Cavalry's march to the Battle of the Little Big Horn; Teepee Airport, Alberta ...
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Teepee (also spelled tepee or tipi) structures are sedimentary structures interpreted to represent formation in peritidal environments. Teepees are largely the result of evaporation of water and subsequent precipitation of minerals within sediment, resulting in expansion and buckling to form a teepee-like shape.
A tipi of the Nez Perce tribe, c. 1900.The excess fabric at the top of the structure is the smoke hole and smoke flaps. A smoke hole (smokehole, smoke-hole) is a hole in a roof for the smoke from a fire to vent. [1]
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