The Nez Perce and other tribes called their beautiful portable homes "tipis." You will often see the word spelled tepees or teepees, but the correct spelling is tipi. It means "living place."

Since Nez Perce hunters moved frequently to follow the buffalo, a tipi was carefully designed to set up and break down quickly, like a modern tent. Here are some pictures of tepees and earth …

What kind of furniture was inside a tipi? Unlike most of our furniture today, the Indians used only lightweight things that could be carried from camp to camp. Chairs and other furniture items …

The Nez Perce have used a variety of traditional geometric and floral patterns in decorations and beadwork, along with representations of birds and animals and decorations of natural …

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2017年8月4日 · The main visitor center in Spalding, Idaho offers a film and exhibits about the Nez Perce, seasonal guided walks, and tipi demonstrations. At the visitor center at Big Hole …

The Nez Perce used both 3 and 4-pole tipi types. Some tipis - so called “medicine tipis” - were painted with symbolic figures and ornaments. Only a few distinguished families owned them.

In this hands-on program each student has a job in the construction of a ten-foot Nez Perce tipi. They learn the importance of how and why tipis were constructed and used, the materials …

2023年5月27日 · Join Interpretive Rangers for their daily morning routine of setting up a large traditional Nez Perce tipi. Tipi will go up every morning except for days where the weather is …

Buffalo Hide Nez Perce Tipi Plains Indian peoples used almost every part of the buffalo for food, clothing, tools, or shelter. This rare buffalo hide tipi was made in the mid-1800s from at least …