Social Science Native American Studies
Tipi
Traditional Native American Shelter
- Publisher
- Book Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2006
- Category
- Native American Studies
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781570671746
- Publish Date
- Feb 2006
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
This amazing collection of vintage photographs and historical texts presents an overall view of tipi life among the various Native peoples of the North American continent. From painted tipis of the Blackfoot and Shoshone in the Southwest to Ojibwa hunting lodges in Canada, a variety of lodges and their uses are described. Includes instructions on how to make a tipi with patterns and illustrations.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Adolf Hungrywolf is the author of numerous books on native culture including Indian Tribes of the Northern Rockies, Legends Told, Powwow Dancers and Craftsworkers Handbook, and Traditional Dress. He has a volume of vintage photographs gathered over a 40-year period that are part of a lifelong project documenting Native cultures and western American history.