Tipis & yurts : authentic designs for circular shelters / Blue Evening Star.

Main entry:

Star, Blue Evening, 1956- author.

Title & Author:

Tipis & yurts : authentic designs for circular shelters / Blue Evening Star.

Publication:

Asheville, N.C. : Lark Books, 1995.

Description:

128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 124) and index.

Summary:

his text contains easy-to-follow diagrams, clear instructions and complete materials lists to enable readers to construct tent-like structures based on designs developed by North American plains Indians and Mongols. Many principles used in modern homes have their origins in these primitive dwellings, and many innovative solutions to the problems of heating, lighting and ventilation are exemplified in the simple engineering of tipis and yurts. The book also includes sections on the functional and spiritual role of these nomadic dwellings and customizing them with solar-power and wooden platforms.--Amazon.com viewed Oct. 20, 2023.

ISBN:

0937274887
9780937274880

Subject:

Yurts Design and construction.
Indians of North America Dwellings.
Indigenous peoples Dwellings North America.
Indigenous peoples Dwellings
Zeltbau
North America
Tipis

Holdings:

Location: Library main 289953
Call No.: BIB 232669
Status: Available

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