Hide and Hair Parts: -skin -hair Uses: -teepees -clothing, blankets -canoes -headbands, ropes and belts		Native women tanned the bison skins and used them to make tent-like homes called teepees. The thick hides also provided clothing and warm blankets. Skins were stretched over frames to make canoes for water travel. Bison hair was braided and used to fashion headbands, belts and ropes.