The Tipi project, which had always been a childhood dream of mine lasted three months and was completed in December 2007! I built an authentic Sioux Tipi using plans from the Laubin’s famous book ‘The Indian Tipi’. The whole project took approximately seventy hours to complete and involved a considerable amount of sewing (cover) and planing (poles). I have had to take down the tipi during the wet season as the fabric is very prone to mildew when constantly exposed to the humidity and rain.
Please visit my teepee resources page, including information on building your own teepee.
Photography by Jonathan Tolhurst using a Nikon D50 Digital SLR. The full beauty of the sky was captured through the use of a polarising filter. The Flash slideshow was transferred from my previous website in February 2008.
Glowing teepee
Date: November 24, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
the teepee by fire and moonlight
Date: November 24, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
the poles pointing to the sky
Date: November 24, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
Poles pointing towards the sky
Date: November 24, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
The Indian Tipi book by the Laubins
Date: November 21, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
Teepee Hearth
Date: December 21, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
In process of making the cover
Date: October 21, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
tipi-poles
Date: November 24, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
Tipi smokeflaps
Date: November 24, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
my Teepee in daylight
Date: November 24, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
A novel use of spoons
Date: November 24, 2007. Location: Louisa Creek, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Jonathan Tolhurst.
