teepee ring

West

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a ring of stones used to hold down a tent, such as a teepee or tupek, often remaining in position after the tent has been removed.

Quotations

1956

We find . . . on the prairies, tipi rings, circles of stones that once were used to hold down the edges of the skin tents.

1965

The number of tipi rings fond in some areas also suggests the presence of a fairly large population.