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You must first decide if you want to make a very accurate model or one that is more representational and toy-like.
For an accurate version you must decide what particular form of tipi you are portraying - details here are for a Crow tipi. You then need to find some long, thin, straight wooden dowels or sticks to use for the lodgepoles - these must all be tapered towards the top like the real poles, so an element of scraping or carving is required. These poles will be almost twice the height of the "tent" part of the tipi, so they project from the cover to give the whole thing an hourglass shape. Depending on how big you are making the model you need 4 main poles and around 12 or 15 other poles, plus two thinner, flexible poles for the smoke flaps.
The cover was originally made of many buffalo hides stitched together, leaving the distinctive shape of each hide showing. This can be represented by using brown parcel paper (or some other strong but thin type), making the entire shape of the cover with a single piece, then pasting hide-shaped pieces on to it with PVA adhesive. The shape of the cover, with its distinctive smoke flaps, can be seen in the attached links - it is based on a semicircle, the straight edge forming the overlapping front seam. Do not fix the poles to a base until the cover is tried out - they may need to be adjusted first.
Wooden pins are needed to secure the front and a door flap to cover the doorway. Painting the cover will give a very realistic result - it should first be given an overall coat of slightly brownish off-white, then a much darker brown around the top to represent smoke staining.
By simplifying each element it is possible to make a less authentic-looking model (make the wooden poles the same thickness along their entire length, forget about the hide shapes on the cover and the fixing pins and so on).
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What did Lakota use inside the tepee to make their tepee comfortable?
The Lakota used buffalo hide to use as blankets for the winter and other seasons.
How many buffalo skins were used to make a tepee?
18 hide
How are earth lodges different from teepees?
You make earth lodges from nature and you make teepees with cloth and stuff.
What sort an person dwells in a tepee?
Native American Indians
What does it called for a house made out of skin?
a tepee normally they were made out of skin.
How do you make a tepee?
out of hay and buffalo skin
What did Lakota use inside the tepee to make their tepee comfortable?
The Lakota used buffalo hide to use as blankets for the winter and other seasons.
How can four lines have six intersection points?
you cross two lines like a tepee, then run a line through the bottom of the tepee, then make a line go slanted through the bottom line then one tepee side, then the other
Who owned a tepee?
the women own tepee
How do you spell tepee in plural?
The plural form of "tepee" is "tepees" or "teepees".
How many buffalo skins were used to make a tepee?
18 hide
What geometric shape is a tepee?
The geometric shape of a tepee is a cone :)
Is tipi an adjective?
No. Tipi (tepee, teepee) is a noun, a conical tent. But the noun can be used as an adjunct or adjective (tepee pole, tepee hides).
What country does the word tepee come from?
the word tepee comes from the country Sioux
When was Electric Tepee created?
Electric Tepee was created on 1992-05-11.
Why was the tepee an excellent place to live?
A tepee was an excellent place to live because it was easy to put up and take down for the women. The women had to make the tepees in one of the jobs. It used to take them about 15 minutes
What is the cost for an 8 seater MPV?
The prices for an 8 seat MPV varies on the make and model. The VW Transporter shuttle is 27,767 pounds, the Hyundai i800 is 22,700 pounds, and the Peugeot Expert Tepee Short is 21,145 pounds.
