An Apache Wickiup

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Though the Apache sometimes lived in teepees, they also made their homes in wickiups, also referred to as a "wigwam." These domed shelters were a single room dwelling that were used not only by the Apache but by other Native American tribes. The structures were formed with a frame of wooden arched poles and covered with various kinds of brush, including grass, bark, rushes, reeds or hides of cloth. As the Apache were nomadic, they simply burned them when they moved on, building another at their next camp.

Also See:

Apache - The Fiercest Warriors in the Southwest

Apache Legends

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