0 a rounded structure made from a frame of poles covered with materials such as grass, cloth, or animal skins, lived in by Native Americans, especially in the northeastern US and Canada in the past: --
1 a cone-shaped tent made and lived in, esp. in the past, by American Indians in the eastern US --
In the end it was the wigwam that was easiest to put up and sounded best.
In warm weather, they constructed light wigwams for portability.
Between these beds was an open space, perhaps six or eight feet in width, running the whole length of the wigwam.
The male of the family was responsible for the framing of the wigwam.
Evidence of a camp was found with the remnants of a wigwam and hearth.
Attention to detail was the main focus during renovation, as the wigwams lost their zigzag pattern.
They would take the outer layer of the wigwam with them, and leave the heavy wood frame in place.
Family dwellings resemble futuristic wigwams and can accommodate an open hearth.
