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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.
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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.
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 ...
Tipi rings are circular patterns of stones left from an encampment of Post-Archaic, protohistoric and historic Native Americans. [1] They are found primarily throughout the Plains of the United States and Canada, and also in the foothills and parks of the Rocky Mountains.
Tipi; Truck tent; Tupeq; Tupiq; W. Wall tent; George Washington's tent; Whymper tent; Y. Yaranga; Yurt; Yurt wagon This page was last edited on 8 March 2021, at 15:30 ...
Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters is a reference book that documents the history and construction, as well as culture and spiritual significance of the tipi to the Plains Indians. The material is covered at both the large and small scale; offering information on the Plain Indians in general as well as individual tribes (including ...
Looking up through the center of a tipi reveals its uniform spiral design. All sculptures, identical in form, are 56 feet (17 m) [ b ] tall and are 35 feet (11 m) in diameter at their bases. Each tipi features eight prestressed concrete poles laid against each other in a spiral, meeting nearly at the top and leaving the ends unjoined.