Culture: Make it and take it

Mary Inez Cloud
Kayla’s belt
Kayla Armstrong
Edward Box
Edward Box
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Tribal elder Mary Inez Cloud works on painting a design on her belt.
Southern Ute tribal elder Benda Watts designed her leather belt with different colors of flowers.
Kayla’s belt adorned her belt with pink roses and silver studs.
Kayla Armstrong pushes the final studs through her leather belt Thursday, Feb. 26.
Edward Box crafted a leather necklace and belt complete with silver studs and acrylic paint. The pieces took Box a full week of work to finish.
Edward Box III fastens a leather cuff he made during the Culture Department’s Painted Belt class.
Sacha Smith | The Southern Ute Drum
Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
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Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Sacha Smith | The Southern Ute Drum
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum
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Thu Mar 5th, 2015 , by Sacha Smith | The Southern Ute Drum

Last Thursday, Feb. 26 participants in the Culture Department’s Leather Belt Crafting class finished assembling their leather belts. Participant’s got to design his or her own unique belt to take home.

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