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TIPI [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Dakota Tipi
1, record 1, English, Dakota%20Tipi
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Dakota Tipi Band 1, record 1, English, Dakota%20Tipi%20Band
unofficial
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dakota Tipi: name taken from the 2002 Indian Registration and Band Lists Directorate's data base of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC). 1, record 1, English, - Dakota%20Tipi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dakota Tipi: band located in Manitoba. 1, record 1, English, - Dakota%20Tipi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Linguistic group: Siouan. 1, record 1, English, - Dakota%20Tipi
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Dakota Tipi
1, record 1, French, Dakota%20Tipi
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bande Dakota Tipi 1, record 1, French, bande%20Dakota%20Tipi
unofficial, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dakota Tipi : nom entériné par le ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien(MAINC). 1, record 1, French, - Dakota%20Tipi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dakota Tipi : bande vivant au Manitoba. 1, record 1, French, - Dakota%20Tipi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dakota Tipi : dans un texte, nom toujours précédé par «bande de» lorsqu'il s’agit de la bande et non du peuple. 1, record 1, French, - Dakota%20Tipi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Famille linguistique : Siouen. 1, record 1, French, - Dakota%20Tipi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-06-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Dakota Tipi First Nation 1, record 2, English, Dakota%20Tipi%20First%20Nation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Première Nation de Dakota Tipi
1, record 2, French, Premi%C3%A8re%20Nation%20de%20Dakota%20Tipi
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dakota Tipi est un endroit. 1, record 2, French, - Premi%C3%A8re%20Nation%20de%20Dakota%20Tipi
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Terminologie, Ottawa. 1, record 2, French, - Premi%C3%A8re%20Nation%20de%20Dakota%20Tipi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tipi
1, record 3, English, tipi
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tipi: an item in the "Structures" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category. 2, record 3, English, - tipi
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tipi
1, record 3, French, tipi
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tipi : objet de la classe «Constructions» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment». 2, record 3, French, - tipi
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-06-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lacing pin
1, record 4, English, lacing%20pin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- lodge pin 2, record 4, English, lodge%20pin
correct
- pin 3, record 4, English, pin
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Traditionally tipis or lodges were made of buffalo hide, sewn with heavy seams and laced at the front with wooden pins, sometimes they were covered in rush-matting. 4, record 4, English, - lacing%20pin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Arts et culture autochtones
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- broche de fermeture
1, record 4, French, broche%20de%20fermeture
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cheville de fermeture 2, record 4, French, cheville%20de%20fermeture
feminine noun
- goujon 3, record 4, French, goujon
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les trous des chevilles de fermeture sur le devant du tipi sont aussi doublés et cousus à la main. 2, record 4, French, - broche%20de%20fermeture
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-01-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Residential Architecture
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- small frame hut
1, record 5, English, small%20frame%20hut
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hut of small size 2, record 5, English, hut%20of%20small%20size%20
correct
- small hut 3, record 5, English, small%20hut
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The barracks consist of four rows of small frame huts, running northeast to southwest, and about 50 yards apart; ten in each row, of the following dimensions: 13 by 8 ½ by 6 feet, giving a capacity of 660 cubic feet air space to each hut. 4, record 5, English, - small%20frame%20hut
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Inuit inhabited extremely dirty small frame huts, much less satisfactory than their snow igloos. 5, record 5, English, - small%20frame%20hut
Record 5, Key term(s)
- small-frame hut
- small size hut
- small-size hut
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hutte de petite taille
1, record 5, French, hutte%20de%20petite%20taille
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- petite hutte 2, record 5, French, petite%20hutte
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas de la confection d’un abri à partir de débris végétaux susceptibles de renfermer pas mal de bestioles, [...] en supposant qu'on puisse fabriquer un abri de type tipi/hutte de petite taille ou «canadienne», serait il possible d’assainir les matériaux constituant l'abri en y faisant un petit feu à l'interieur, en son centre, afin de fumer, d’imprégner très fortement de fumée les parois et/ou toit dudit abri, afin d’en chasser toutes ces bestioles? 3, record 5, French, - hutte%20de%20petite%20taille
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Jakuzk est la principale place de commerce des froids et sombres districts du nord. Elle est située sur la rive gauche du Lena. Dans ses larges rues on ne découvre que de petites maisons, de petites huttes presque invisibles au milieu des remparts en bois qui les entourent. 4, record 5, French, - hutte%20de%20petite%20taille
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-05-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- History of Technology
- Anthropology
- Sociology (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tepee
1, record 6, English, tepee
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- tipi 1, record 6, English, tipi
correct
- teepee 1, record 6, English, teepee
correct
- tepe 2, record 6, English, tepe
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An American Indian conical tent used especially by the Plains tribes and consisting of a covering usually of skins spread over a frame of poles. 1, record 6, English, - tepee
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Histoire des techniques
- Anthropologie
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tipi
1, record 6, French, tipi
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De la Sibérie à l'Alaska, puis en descendant vers le sud [...] on a trouvé des tentes construites sur le principe du «trou à fumée». Il s’agit de former un châssis de trois ou quatre perches réunies à une extrémité ou assemblées par des crochets enchevêtrés et dont l'autre extrémité forme un vaste cercle. Sur ce châssis on tendait des peaux de telle sorte qu'il reste un orifice au sommet. C'est la forme primitive du tipi [...] 2, record 6, French, - tipi
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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