Tipi

[4] Non-Native people have often stereotypically and incorrectly assumed that all Native Americans in the United States and Indigenous peoples in Canada have at one point lived in tipis,[5] which is inaccurate, as many Native American cultures and civilizations and First Nations from other regions have used other types of dwellings (pueblos, wigwams, hogans, chickees, and longhouses).

[17][18][19][20] The wigwam or "wickiup", a dome-shaped shelter typically made of bark layered on a pole structure, was also used by various tribes, especially for hunting camps.

[24][25][26] The tipi is durable,[27] provides warmth and comfort in winter,[28] is cool in the heat of summer,[note 2] and is dry during heavy rains.

[4]: p3, p58 Ropes (historically rawhide thongs or babiche) and wooden pegs are required to bind the poles, close the cover, attach the lining and door, and anchor the resulting structure to the ground.

[4] Tipi covers are made by sewing together strips of canvas or tanned hide and cutting out a semicircular shape from the resulting surface.

Old-style traditional linings were hides, blankets, and rectangular pieces of cloth hanging about 1.2 to 1.5 metres (4–5 ft) above the ground tied to the poles or a rope.

Painted tipis often depicted noteworthy historical battles and often featured geometric portrayals of celestial bodies and animal designs.

When depicting visions, "ceremonies and prayers were first offered, and then the dreamer recounted his dream to the priests and wise men of the community.

Those known to be skilled painters were consulted, and the new design was made to fit anonymously within the traditional framework of the tribe's painted tipis.

"[37] During the later reservation era, retired warriors would paint on canvas tipis depicting different events in tribal history, including battles with Americans.