Indian Tipis

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August 16, 2004 at 9:59 pm #1091

Vicki
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I was looking at these and noticed the tipis marked Blackfeet/Blackfoot all have the big dots on them. Was that their “mark”?

http://www.tipis-tepees-teepees.com/historic_photos_of_tipis.htm

August 16, 2004 at 9:59 pm #10624

Tom
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Now that is a site, cite and sight!.

No those large dots etc are the paintings that the women allowed thier husbands to paint on the womans lodge, she owned the hide he owned the paint.

Usually on many of todays paintined tipis there is a pattern that follows , on th flaps is the 7 large dots representing the 7 sisters, on the back up high in the point is a cross representing the morning star, on the bottom close to the ground is a mountain design and in the middle is the mans painted property.

This is always subject to change but that’s how many northern Blackfoot tipi’s are arranged.

Thanks for the post!

August 16, 2004 at 9:59 pm #10630

Kansas
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Very interesting, some old and new pictures with very little change in the designed, even the different tribes are about the same. Go to the bottom of the post and take a look at the Russian Tipis.
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