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The Southern Ute dog-dance and its reported transmission to Taos

New Mexico anthropologist3 (5) • Published In 1939 • Pages: 66-72

By: Opler, Marvin Kaufmann.

Abstract
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 of earlier times.
Subjects
Organized ceremonial
External trade
Acculturation and culture contact
Dance
Sociocultural trends
Military organization
culture
Ute
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 Place
Ignacio, Colorado, United States
Notes
Marvin K. Opler
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
42048685
LCSH
Ute Indians