Elk teeth and bear claws were used on the yokes and sleeves of women's dresses. They made medicine and wedding baskets of natural cream color and decorated in red and black. Yellows were used sometimes in coloring the wedding baskets. Contemporary Ute Mocs. O. They bead everything from coin purses to complete regalia.
Utes still take great pride in dressing in their finery.
If you are in the area, the tribe has a smoke shop at Ute Petroleum, that sells beadwork, dance outfits, and other items. There were several dances that the Utes practiced, the Turkey dance, and others faded out or were inter graded into the modern pow-wow as times changed. Others like the Bear Dance and Sundance are still going strong. The Turkey Dance was much like a 49 or the Round Dance of today. The Lame Dance was a woman's dance.