Engraving of an Omaha Tipi

ID: 217 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, RG1289.PH000020-000014 ~ Date: circa 1890
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Engraving of an Omaha Tipi
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This is an illustration, showing a woman with child standing next to a tipi. Other tipis are seen in the background, with cooking utinsels on the ground. Copied from THE OMAHA TRIBE, vol. 13, p 272

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