A MEDICINE MAN'S TIPI, OBTAINED IN 

 >ho\v.s the family life of a Blackfoot Indian. Th( 



MONTANA, 1903 

 The interior shows the family life of a Blackfoot Indian. The man and women are engaged in house- 

 hold task.s, a tobacco board and pipe are in place for guests ; on the family altar some incense may be seen 

 burning as a religious rite. Tipis were originally made of buflfalo hide, but this animal, having beenpracti- 

 cally exterminated, they are now made of duck or cotton cloth. An intermediate stage is shown by the tipi 

 cover of cowhide hanging in the background. 



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