Native American Tipis Photos

Tipis, teepees, or tepees, the conical skin covered portable dwellings, used by some American Indian cultures, is an icon of the American West. Tipis only became possible after the Spanish introduced the horse. The non-portable conical dwelling is the wigwam.

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Sioux Tipi at Dakota Discovery Museum. Mitchell, SD.Detail of Sioux Tipi at Dakota Discovery Museum. Mitchell, SD.Tipi at South Dakota State Historical Society Museum. Pierre, SD.Diorama depicting erection of native tipi at Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Regina, SK.
Sioux Tipi at Dakota Discovery Museum. Mitchell, SD.Detail of Sioux Tipi at Dakota Discovery Museum. Mitchell, SD.Tipi at South Dakota State Historical Society Museum. Pierre, SD.Diorama depicting erection of native tipi at Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Regina, SK.
Recreation of Shoshone encampment as would have been seen by Lewis & Clark at Museum of Idaho. Idaho Falls, ID.Details of Shoshone encampment items at Museum of Idaho. Idaho Falls, ID.Model of Ojibwa dome-shaped wigwam made of bent saplings & bark at Johnston Farm Museum. Piqua, OH.Model of Micmac or Penobscot conical wigwam at Johnston Farm Museum. Piqua, OH.
Recreation of Shoshone encampment as would have been seen by Lewis & Clark at Museum of Idaho. Idaho Falls, ID.Details of Shoshone encampment items at Museum of Idaho. Idaho Falls, ID.Model of Ojibwa dome-shaped wigwam made of bent saplings & bark at Johnston Farm Museum. Piqua, OH.Model of Micmac or Penobscot conical wigwam at Johnston Farm Museum. Piqua, OH.
Tepee in recreation of 1775 Indian settlement at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Colorado Springs, CO.Wigwam in Indian settlement area at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Colorado Springs, CO.Lakota muslin cloth tipi from the Dakotas at National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, DC.Tepee at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX.
Tepee in recreation of 1775 Indian settlement at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Colorado Springs, CO.Wigwam in Indian settlement area at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Colorado Springs, CO.Lakota muslin cloth tipi (c1890-1910) from the Dakotas at National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, DC.Tepee at Bullock Texas State History Museum. Austin, TX.
Plains diorama with teepee & bison at Mayborn Museum. Waco, TX.Painted detail of Native American tepees on Steinway upright piano at Autry National Center. Los Angeles, CA.Cheyenne painted bison-hide tipi curtain at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Saskatchewan Plains Cree miniature tipi models made for sale at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Plains diorama with teepee & bison at Mayborn Museum. Waco, TX.Painted detail of Native American tepees on Steinway upright piano at Autry National Center. Los Angeles, CA.Cheyenne painted bison-hide tipi curtain (c1870) at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Saskatchewan Plains Cree miniature tipi models made for sale (c1908) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Beaded tipi bag at Dakota Discovery Museum. Mitchell, SD.Native culture display with tepee at Institute of Texan Cultures. San Antonio, TX.Tepee on grounds of Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture. New Braunfels, TX.Métis Encampment painting by Paul Kane at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.
Beaded tipi bag (c1885) at Dakota Discovery Museum. Mitchell, SD.Native culture display with tepee at Institute of Texan Cultures. San Antonio, TX.Tepee on grounds of Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture. New Braunfels, TX.Métis Encampment painting (1846) by Paul Kane at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.
Indian Camp, Colville painting by Paul Kane at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.


Indian Camp, Colville painting (1848-56) by Paul Kane at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.


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