Nau-no-kwits and Ku-ri-en [X-30397]

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Title Nau-no-kwits and Ku-ri-en [X-30397]
Subject Ute Indians--History; Indians of North America; Photography; Ute Indians--Clothing--Photographs; Ute Indians--Social life and customs--Photographs; Indigenous peoples--North America
Keywords Naunokwits; Kurien; Native Americans
Publisher Digitized by the Denver Public Library
Tribe Ute
Collection Name X-30397
Source Mrs. Louise Stegner-Omaha, Neb.
Language eng
Description Standing portrait of two Native American Ute men, identified as Naunokwits and Kurien, western slope Wasatch Mountains, Utah. Both men wear leggings, breechcloths, and decorative shirts. A young eagle is tethered in a tree between the two men. Upon maturation, the feathers were harvested for use in ceremonies and as decoration.
Type Image/StillImage
Rights Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library
ARK ark:/87278/s6v43rfq
Holding Institution Denver Public Library Digital Collections
Creator Hillers, John K., 1843-1925; .
Date 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875
Spatial Coverage Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)
Setname uaida_main
ID 389605
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v43rfq
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