North America
Early depictions of tipis show sizeable structures, such as these Comanche tipis painted by George Catlin. Note that the doors are not all pointing in the same direction, and that by 1884 the covers already appear to be of canvas, so the skins that are drying were presumably for mats or bedding.
This earlier depiction by Karl Bodmer in 1834 of a Sioux tipi clearly shows that the structures are covered in hide and the small tipi to the left is heavily offset, while the others appear more or less symmetrical. Interestingly, although tipis are mostly set with their backs to the wind, the smoke appears to be blowing to the right. One problem with all such paintings is that it is hard to judge where "artistic licence" has been used.
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