The Tipi: Traditional Native American Shelter

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 panted tipis of the Blackfoot and Shoshone in the Southwest, to Ojibwa hunting ledges in Canada, these pictures provide a cultural context for the people and their distinctive dwellings. There is a section on how to make your own tipi, with patterns and illustrations.