Wigwams/Wickiups
Friday, August 24th, 2007 Posted in Shelters, Wigwams/Wickieups | No Comments »Apache wickiup, by Edward S. Curtis, 1903 A wigwam or wickiup is a domed single-room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes. The term wickiup is generally used to label these kinds of dwellings in American Southwest and West. Wigwam is ...
Sibley Tent
Friday, August 24th, 2007 Posted in Shelters, Sibley Tent | No Comments »The Sibley tent or bell tent is a type of tent whose walls are held up by a single central pole. It has a circular floor plan of some 10 ft to 15 ft across. Guy ropes were connected every ...
Hogan
Friday, August 24th, 2007 Posted in Hogan, Shelters | No Comments »A hogan or hoghan is the primary traditional home of the Navajo people. Other traditional structures include the summer shelter, the underground home, and the sweat house. For those who practice the Navajo religion the hogan is considered sacred. The religious ...