Cu-Ra-Ca-Te, Former Ute War Chief of Muache Band

William Gunnison Chamberlain (1815-1910)

Date

1868
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.
Mount: 8 1/2 x 6 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. in image: Ute. 13.
Mount, Verso:
u.c. [typed on paper label]: 771. CU-RA-CAN-TE. MUACHE. \ The old war chief of his band, and informer days \ quite noted for his independent raids into the country \ of the Cheyennes and their allies. In the winter of \ 1868-'69 he organized a body of 100 warriors, and, as \ leader of these, was attached to the column under Colonel \ Evans, operating against the Kiowas and Comanches, \ which campaign ended in the surrender of these Indi- \ ians. He is now quite old and has lost much of his \ influence, his son Maut chick succeeding him.
c. in graphite: 582. \ No. Neg. 1518
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1967.2999
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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