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The southern Ute of Coloradoessay 1963 • Opler, Marvin Kaufmann
Ute • North America > Southwest and Basin
This study--a reworking of the author's original Ph.D. dissertation from Columbia University--is an investigative analysis of the cultural dynamics involved in Southern Ute acculturation. It is based on accurately checked historical accounts '…and up...The character and history of the Southern Ute peyote ritearticle 1940 • Opler, Marvin Kaufmann
Ute • North America > Southwest and Basin
A comparison-contrast of peyotism among the Southern Ute of Towaoc and Ignacio is the subject of this article. The data appear to have been gathered mainly through interviews. Included are information on the rites and the attitudes towards peyotism. ...Fact and fancy in Ute peyotismarticle 1942 • Opler, Marvin Kaufmann
Ute • North America > Southwest and Basin
This article is a stinging reply to criticisms made by Omer C. Stewart of an earlier article by Opler concerning Ute peyotism (see Opler 1940, this collection). Much of the article is devoted to a clarification of points made in the earlier article a...A Colorado Ute Indian bear dancearticle 1941 • Opler, Marvin Kaufmann
Ute • North America > Southwest and Basin
This article describes a Bear Dance witnessed by Opler in 1936 at Towaoc on the Southern Ute Reservation. The account includes information on the organization of the event, the dances, dance paraphernalia, musical instruments, and beliefs about the d...The Southern Ute dog-dance and its reported transmission to Taosarticle 1939 • Opler, Marvin Kaufmann
Ute • North America > Southwest and Basin
Based mainly on informant recall, this document deals with the Dog-dance and its apparent transmission from the Sioux to the Ute and thence to Taos. Included are information on the dances, ritual paraphernalia, and the Dog Company, a military society...Southern Ute pottery typesarticle 1939 • Opler, Marvin Kaufmann
Ute • North America > Southwest and Basin
This very brief article summarizes previous studies concerning the manufacture of pottery among the Ute and presents the results of Opler's inquiries into the matter. Based on information gathered from elderly informants, Opler provides sketchy infor...Plains and Pueblo influences in Mescalero Apache cultureessay 1971 • Opler, Marvin Kaufmann
Mescalero Apache • North America > Southwest and Basin
This study is divided into two parts, the first and greatest portion of which deals with the effects of cultural diffusion from the Plains and Pueblo areas on Mescalero Apache society, while the second concerns itself with conclusions for general soc...