. Bulletin. Ethnology. 466 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 173 0 © © 0 0. © i I ( 38 © 1156 BLACKFOar EMCAMPHENT 0 30 «0 00 0/-N (7) ®0 0/7)0©00 O 0 ^^p* Figure 37.—Camp plan, 1956 Blackfoot encampment, Browning, Mont. of the most approved type" (Wissler 1910, p. 106). Questioning of Mrs. Williamson elicited this information: The rocks were used to hold down and push out the tipi liner similar to their use in the old days. Quite a few of the other campers were using them too but most of them were too lazy to gather rocks since they were not easily found at the Browning camp gro
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 466 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 173 0 © © 0 0. © i I ( 38 © 1156 BLACKFOar EMCAMPHENT 0 30 «0 00 0/-N (7) ®0 0/7)0©00 O 0 ^^p* Figure 37.—Camp plan, 1956 Blackfoot encampment, Browning, Mont. of the most approved type" (Wissler 1910, p. 106). Questioning of Mrs. Williamson elicited this information: The rocks were used to hold down and push out the tipi liner similar to their use in the old days. Quite a few of the other campers were using them too but most of them were too lazy to gather rocks since they were not easily found at the Browning camp ground. Filled parfleches are often used to push out the inside liner. Mrs. Nora Spanish, manager of the Blackfeet Arts and Crafts Association, revealed that: The North Blackfeet from Gleichen, Alberta, have discovered a new idea to peg the lining similar to the way the tipi cover is pegged to the ground, and loops are now being sewn on the tipi liner for that purpose. A woman from Gleichen told me this in 1955, but claimed that it is much harder to peg the inside liner than. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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