tipis
Plains pole homes
Tipis is the plural of tipi, the conical tent traditionally used by Indigenous peoples of the North American Plains.
Made of animal hides or canvas stretched over wooden poles, tipis were portable dwellings suited to nomadic life.
The spelling tipi reflects the Lakota word more accurately than tepee, though both are common: The tipis were arranged in a circle at the encampment.
Tapering to a point
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- buffalo hideProcessed skin from prairie bovines
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- wooden frameStructural timber assembly
portable · dwelling · shelter · tent · covering · stakes · lining · anchor
Native Americans of grasslands
- LakotaWestern Sioux people
- SiouxPlains Indigenous nation
- BlackfootPlains Algonquian nation
- CheyennePlains tribe or state capital
Comanche · Arapaho · nomadic · tribal · encampment · village · winter camp · reservation
Curved closed shape
- skyVisible overhead expanse
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- four directionsMain compass orientations
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
harmony · community · family · gathering · storytelling · fire pit · hearth · smoke hole
Upscale wilderness accommodation
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- reenactmentStaged reproduction of events
- campgroundDesignated outdoor lodging area
- outdoorOutside, not indoors
recreation · rental · replica · backyard · retreat · wilderness · nature · campfire
conical
Tapering to a point
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- buffalo hideProcessed skin from prairie bovines
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
wooden frame · portable · dwelling · shelter · tent · covering · stakes · lining · anchor · tripod
Plains Indians
Native Americans of grasslands
Cheyenne · Comanche · Arapaho · nomadic · tribal · encampment · village · winter camp · reservation · powwow
circle
Curved closed shape
- skyVisible overhead expanse
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- four directionsMain compass orientations
spirituality · harmony · community · family · gathering · storytelling · fire pit · hearth · smoke hole · stars
glamping
Upscale wilderness accommodation
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- reenactmentStaged reproduction of events
- campgroundDesignated outdoor lodging area
outdoor · recreation · rental · replica · backyard · retreat · wilderness · nature · campfire · overnight
- nomadic lifenomads, yurt, wanderers, tent, Bedouins
- indigenous technologyadobe, baskets, canoes, dugouts, fish traps
- primitive dwellingshuts, igloos, wigwams, yurts, longhouses
- glampingglamping, bell tent, bell tents, yurt, yurts
- CheyenneNorthern Cheyenne, Morning Star, warrior societies, warrior society, Ashland
- UteIgnacio, tribal lands, reservation lands, Colorado, Utah
tipismansions
Large, stately houses
castles · stone houses · brick buildings · fortresses · skyscrapers
tipisbrick houses
Dwellings made from clay blocks
steel structures · concrete structures · high-rises · log cabins · prefabricated housing