Indian Summer

Beating our Tom-Tom for the All-American Teepee

Catherine D. Anspon and Jenny Antill
Posted:
July 26, 2010

The quintessential — and original — American dwelling, the teepee, is a sublime guest room, party hut or dinner den. Be brave.  

 
Turquoise eternity earrings, $68, at À Bientôt. Image: Jenny Antill

 
Chanel

 
Hermès Pointe Madras silk scarf, $410, at Hermès

 
1970s Cher Half Breed album, $9, at itunes.com

 
Tee Pee Motel in Wharton, Texas; double $67, teepeemotel.net

 
Multicolored tourmaline limited-edition necklace, price upon request, at David Yurman

 
J Hill’s Hideouts, 2008, price upon request, through jhillprojects@gmail.com

 
1940s sterling-silver, coral and turquoise necklace, signed Dominguez, $1,950, at Past Era Antique Jewelry. Image: Jenny Antill

 
Wool reproduction of an early 20th-century Navajo original, $70 per square foot, at Carol Piper Rugs

 
John Galliano Homme
 
 
Polo Ralph Lauren
 
 
Pim Ormrod silver bracelet, $300, through silverbypim.com

 
Dunton Hot Springs in Dolores, Colorado; teepee summer occupancy only, price upon request, duntonhotsprings.com

 
Wigwam Village #6, along Historic Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona; single $52, double $58, 928.524.3048

 
Charles Russell’s Indian Hunters’ Return, 1900, in “The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture,” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, through August 29. Courtesy of Montana Historical Society, Helena, Mackay Collection

 
Camp Bosworth’s Corralejo sculpture, 2007, $500 at Koelsch Gallery

 
Water-repellent and mildew-resistant teepee, $2,200, at Design Within Reach

 
Order a custom teepee like Bruce Weber’s (shown here at his ranch) from White Buffalo Lodges, adult tents from $1,195 (poles included), whitebuffalolodges.com. Image: © Bruce Weber, "Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People"

 
White sapphire feather earrings by Slink, $3,300, at Sloan/Hall
 
 
1970S Navajo turquoise and sterling-silver ketoh cuff, $1,680, at Abejas

 
Wooden stool with brass nail-head trim, $1,150, at Carl Moore Antiques

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