{"product_id":"the-indian-tipi-its-history-construction-and-use-2nd-edition-1","title":"The Indian Tipi: Its History, Construction, and Use (2nd Edition)","description":"When the first edition of this book was published in 1957  the art of making a tipi was almost lost  even among American Indians. Since that time a tremendous resurgence of interest in the Indian way of life has occurred  a resurgence due in part  at least  to the Laubins life-long efforts at preservation and interpretation of Indian culture. As The Indian Tipi makes obvious  the American Indian is both a practical person and a natural artist. Indian inventions are commonly both serviceable and beautiful. Other tents are hard to pitch  hot in summer  cold in winter  poorly lighted  unventilated  easily blown down  and ugly to boot. The conical tipi of the Plains Indian has none of these faults. It can be pitched by one person. It is roomy  well ventilated at all times  cool in summer  well lighted  proof against high winds and heavy downpours  and  with its cheerful fire inside  snug in the severest winter weather. Moreover  its tilted cone  trim smoke flaps  and crown of poles  presenting a different silhouette from every angle  form a shapely  stately dwelling even without decoration. In this new edition the Laubins have retained all the invaluable aspects of the first edition  and have added a tremendous amount of new material on day-to-day living in the tipi: the section on Indian cooking has been expanded to include a large number and range of Indian foods and recipes  as well as methods of cooking over an open fire  with a reflector oven  and with a ground oven; there are new sections on making buckskin  making moccasins  and making cradle boards; there is a whole new section on child care and general household hints. Shoshoni  Cree  and Assiniboine designs have been added to the long list of tribal tipi types discussed. This new edition is richly illustrated with color and black and white photographs.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44662056353845,"sku":"ByrdShop_0806114339","price":94.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0806114339_9698270d-e339-44db-b5c9-24088aba6eb3.jpg?v=1770393397","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-indian-tipi-its-history-construction-and-use-2nd-edition-1","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}