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Tipi Of The Plains Indians Western history enthusiast and museum staff, margaret, discusses the native american cone shaped tent known as the tipi. The tipi: a symbol of home and family. the tipi was more than just a shelter to the plains indians. it was a symbol of their way of life and family structure. the tipi’s circular shape represented the tribe’s belief in the cyclical nature of life, while the central fire pit was the heart of the family. We can even offer custom painting on your tipi with traditional native american designs. to learn more and see each of our complete line of tipis, please call dan at (866) 358 8547 or (406) 545 8600. we here at white buffalo lodge are proud of our beautiful, functional, tipis and the heritage for which it represents. we invite you to take a look!. In olden times for kids. a tepee (tipi, teepee) is a plains indian home. it is made of buffalo hide fastened around very long wooden poles, designed in a cone shape. tepees were warm in the winter and cool in the summer. some were quite large. they could hold 30 or 40 people comfortably. tepee poles: the 15 foot poles were sometimes hard to find.
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