Friday, March 11, 2011

Conical Shelters


I decided that a little jaunt to that other city (Minneapolis) would be fun so I went to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, a museum that never ceases to delight me.  On the front lawn several tepees are erected, facsimiles of the kind used by the Indians of the Plains and Great Lakes regions.  If these moveable conical shapes could provide housing and shelter for the Native Americans during our too-often-brutal winters, I guess I should have no complaints this year.  How's that for a little bit or rationalizing?!

12 comments:

  1. cela donne envie de jouer aux indiens et aux cowboys

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  2. What....no insulation? I do wonder how they survived those winters.

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  3. I have always been fascinated with these! It is amazing to think of people spending the winter in this type of shelter.

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  4. Ditto what Lois said, and I wonder if there might be a fire inside? With that hole at the top and no insulation....brrrrr!

    Have a wonderful weekend, my friend, I will be reading my new book you recommended!

    Bises,
    G

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  5. Looking at things from other points of view gives a new perspective! Beautiful shot of the tepee in the snow.

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  6. Makes me appreciate our double paned, south facing windows and insulation!!!

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  7. I am certainly not complaining. :)
    I don't know how they did it back in the "old days". I probably wouldn't have lived long.

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  8. I just discovered your bad luck! No Mexico this year ... or at least not right now!

    To survive in the northern climate today is one thing, but I never understood why people settled down in certain regions (including my native country) when there were no central heating, no warm water... and there still was so much space around elsewhere. :-)

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  9. Yes, it is an interesting conical structure, but I am awfully glad that I don't have to live in it.

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  10. I so want one of these. We found a place in Taos. All we need to do is find a home.

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  11. Beautiful! But not for cold and snow or heat and rain. That's why we build real houses now with heaters and a/c units!

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  12. It's hard to imagine how hardy people were before central heat!

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