Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . use of material means and who stated that he receivedhis songs supernaturally and could not transfer them to were also recorded by a w^oman who was actively engaged intreating the sick and who belonged to the class of those who useherb-medicines. Her power was believed to be supernaturally given,its source being an eagle. Songs of this class of doctors areusually received in a supernatural manner but may be bought andsold, with the herbs which, it is believed, would be inetfectivewithout the sin
Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . use of material means and who stated that he receivedhis songs supernaturally and could not transfer them to were also recorded by a w^oman who was actively engaged intreating the sick and who belonged to the class of those who useherb-medicines. Her power was believed to be supernaturally given,its source being an eagle. Songs of this class of doctors areusually received in a supernatural manner but may be bought andsold, with the herbs which, it is believed, would be inetfectivewithout the singing of the songs. The Bear dance is the most distinctive dance of the Ute, and manysongs of this dance were recorded. The Ironline dance and theDouble dance are among the more or less unusual dances dances have long since passed into disuse. A peculiar war custom of the Ute is that of washing thewounded. It was said that when a war party returned with awounded man they placed him in the center of the circle as they NO. 17 SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I916 109. Fig. 113.—Ute burial ground. Photograph by Miss Densmore.
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