Ute Indian Sun and Bear Dances photograph collection, circa 1900
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Ute Indian Sun and Bear Dances photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1900 (inclusive)18901910
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 archives box)
- Collection Number
- P0325
- Summary
- The Ute Indian Sun and Bear Dances photograph collection contains photographs, originally in an album, of Sun and Bear dances performed by Ute Indians at Whiterocks, Utah.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
The provenance of this collection of 24 black-and-white prints is best explained by the writer of the captions in the photograph album they were originally contained in:
"The accompanying pictures were taken at the Sun and Bear Dances of the Ute Indian tribe at Whiterocks, Uintah Indian Reservation, Utah, about 1900 by Mr. Merriman, operator of the Whiterocks Trading Post. The prints were made by Dean E.A. Hoebel from negatives now (1953) in the possession of Mr. Bob Merriman, son of the aforementioned Mr. Merriman, who is the present operator of Whiterocks Trading Post." The writer of this and the photograph captions is unknown. The photographs were removed from the album and the existing captions were all copied and placed in the folders with them.
The Ute Indian Sun and Bear Dances photograph collection is digitized.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Processing Note
Processed by Special Collections staff.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Sun Dance lodge and Ute Indian encampment at Whiterocks, Utah
- 1: Sun Dance lodge and Ute Indian encampment at Whiterocks, Utah
Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Closeups of Sun Dance lodge
- 2-3: Closeups of Sun Dance lodge
Container: Box 1, Folder 2 -
Description: Views of Sun Dance lodge interior
- 4-5: Views of Sun Dance lodge interior
Container: Box 1, Folder 3 -
Description: Utes gathered for Bear Dance
- 6-7: Utes gathered for Bear Dance
Container: Box 1, Folder 4 -
Description: Women dancers and spectators at Bear Dance. Baby on cradleboard against fence center background
- 8-9: Women dancers and spectators at Bear Dance. Baby on cradleboard against fence center background
Container: Box 1, Folder 5 -
Description: Women's line of dancers, Men's and women's lines facing each other
- 10: Women's line of dancers
- 11: Men's and women's lines facing each other
Container: Box 1, Folder 6 -
Description: Men and women in Bear Dance, Ute Indian youth (boy) dressed for Bear Dance
- 12: Men and women in Bear Dance
- 13-14: Ute Indian youth (boy) dressed for Bear Dance
Container: Box 1, Folder 7 -
Description: Adult Ute male and two young women dressed for Bear Dance
- 15-16: Adult Ute male and two young women dressed for Bear Dance
Container: Box 1, Folder 8 -
Description: Ute family in dress costumes
- 17-18: Ute family in dress costumes of about 1900
Container: Box 1, Folder 9 -
Description: Ute women, child, family
- 19: Ute women and child
- 20: Ute family
Container: Box 1, Folder 10 -
Description: Utes engaged in skinning operation
- 21-22: Utes engaged in skinning operation (?)
Container: Box 1, Folder 11 -
Description: Ute men, Utes awaiting government rations
- 23: Ute men
- 24: Utes awaiting government rations
Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Subject Terms
- Bear dance--Utah--20th century--Photographs
- Indian families--Utah--20th century--Photographs
- Indian dance--Utah--Photographs
- Sun dance--Utah--20th century--Photographs
- Ute Indians--History--20th century--Clothing--Photographs
- Ute Indians--Utah--20th century--Photographs
- Ute children--Utah--20th century--Photographs
- Ute women--Utah--20th century--Photographs
