Over the years I have seen many Wikiups. Most are nothing more than remnants of poles or branches piled up in a wall like fashion. Most of what is seen as a teepee shape is nothing more than a corner to a bigger structure, but a few are a single dwelling structure. That is to say most needed to house a family or more, and most structures were more or less 20 to 30 feet. An ideal location would have two to four trees out in the northwest of Colorado and the trees may be of Pinion pine for anchor posts that are somewhat spaced for anchors to build a structure of wood poles and branches. The juniper would have the foliage still intact to make a barrier from the elements. The floor is filled with Juniper bark at depths of up to 10 inches thick for comfort of sitting and sleeping. These structures are seasonal and may not have been used every year. This is from my own observations and I am sure there is more in depth information.
This wikiup is a single dwelling with the maximum of occupation three for sleeping only. For the encampment that is large, this wikiup is isolated from the rest. Discussion as to why may be a menstrual wikiup or something to that nature.
These structures are more of what you can expect to find. This encampment is a stop over site. That is to say a place to rest before going over a pass most likely only used for a night coming and going.
I will be posting more structures to this thread.
This wikiup is a single dwelling with the maximum of occupation three for sleeping only. For the encampment that is large, this wikiup is isolated from the rest. Discussion as to why may be a menstrual wikiup or something to that nature.
These structures are more of what you can expect to find. This encampment is a stop over site. That is to say a place to rest before going over a pass most likely only used for a night coming and going.
I will be posting more structures to this thread.
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