Tipis

Tipis (HM12FY)

Location: Wichita, KS 67203 Sedgwick County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 41.492', W 97° 20.999'

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A Mobile World

— Plains Indians Life, Beliefs and Practices —

Wherever they roamed, the people of the praire carried their world with them in the form of a tipi. Its circular ground pattern resembled the larger camp circle as well as the disk of the earth.

An Indian camp was composed of a circle of tipis, with medicine tipis at the center of the grouping. When a tribe gathered for the annual Sun Dance, the camp circle could measure as much as a mile in diameter.

Within the tipi, the central fire-pit served as the secular and sacred hearth of the home. Family members not only prepared meals here but also praised the nourishing spirits. The smoke hole above was viewed symbolically as a passageway to the heavens.
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HM NumberHM12FY
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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 9:25am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 645476 N 4172871
Decimal Degrees37.69153333, -97.34998333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 41.492', W 97° 20.999'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 41' 29.52" N, 97° 20' 59.94" W
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Area Code(s)316
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 550 Nims St, Wichita KS 67203, US
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