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A Colorado Ute Indian bear dance
Southwestern lore • 7 (2) • Published In 1941 • Pages: 21-30
By: Opler, Marvin Kaufmann.
Abstract
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 dance and about bears.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson; 1981
- Field Date
- 1936-1937
- Coverage Date
- 1936
- Coverage Place
- Towaoc, Colorado, United States
- Notes
- By Marvin K. Opler
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 40002540
- LCSH
- Ute Indians