Bringing Forth the Past. When the Indians were being suppressed by military and governmental edict, the tepee was part of their lives either banned or discouraged. Insurance salesman Leonard Wood has perfected this lost art of tepee-making, using the Sioux three-pole model as the standard form of construction. Before one of his models, top photo, stand Curtis and Sandy Pewo, members of the Bill and Norma Wahnee troupe of traveling Indians providing reservation entertainment at tribal festivals. Below, Leonard Wood, Dana Point, Calif., poses with another creation.

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Title:
Bringing Forth the Past. When the Indians were being suppressed by military and governmental edict, the tepee was part of their lives either banned or discouraged. Insurance salesman Leonard Wood has perfected this lost art of tepee-making, using the Sioux three-pole model as the standard form of construction. Before one of his models, top photo, stand Curtis and Sandy Pewo, members of the Bill and Norma Wahnee troupe of traveling Indians providing reservation entertainment at tribal festivals. Below, Leonard Wood, Dana Point, Calif., poses with another creation.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Indians: Wire Photos
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. April 1968]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 256 x 181 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/mk61vm35p
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001294_0026
Barcode:
39999088103351