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- Tags: Sculpture
Figurine
Figure is nude except for some drapery visible at left shoulder; figure holds a falx downturned in left hand (a falx is some type of pruning knife for agricultural use); his right hand…
Figurine, Armadillo
Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Mammals, Mexico, North America, Plants, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood
Figurine, Cactus
Base is a rough, irregularly shaped, flat topped, with shallow slashes. The cactus rises from the center of the slab and is a saguaro (tree-like cactus species). From the tall column trunk, two small branches extend…
Tags: 20th Century, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, North America, Plants, Sculpture, Wood
Figurine, Conch Shell
Shaped as conch, highly polished. Standing position with spiral diminishing at the top and flared opening at base.
Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, Mollusks, North America, Plants, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood
Figurine, Coyote
Coyote "howling at the moon." In sitting position with tail straight up. Mouth is deeply grooved, notched holes for the nose, and the eyes are wide lined carved ovals creating high relief eyeball. Long ears are…
Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mammals, Mexico, North America, Sculpture, Wood
Figurine, Eagle
The base is fairly high, rough, almost square, with one side unpolished. The smoothly carved eagle is standing with wings folded and head held high. The beak is slightly open and the eyes are defined. Head and neck…
Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, North America, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood
Figurine, Eagle
Position: Facing front, the head is facing left with wings hunched like shoulders. Figure resting on roughly carved base. Has hooked bead, eyes are elongated ovals in high relief, has groove on top of head between…
Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, North America, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood
Figurine, Eagle
The base is slightly smooth, rectilinear and fairly tall. The top edge is sloping. The eagle is standing erect with the head turned to the left and tilting upward.
The beak is closed and the eyes are well-defined.…
Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, North America, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood
Figurine, Elephant
Ironwood. Dark brown highly polished. Figure is a standing elephant with trunk extended upward. Ears are flattened on side of shoulders. Each ear has 3 grooves raying outward towards back. Eyes are wide lined, grooved…
Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Mammals, Mexico, North America, Plants, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood
Figurine, Fish
The base is a wooden slab and rough on the side and in the back. The fishtail forms the front of the base except for a large groove which separates it form the rough edge of the front. The fish stands upright…
Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Communication, Ethnology, Fish, History, Imagery, Mexico, North America, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood
Featured Item
Computer, Bendix
Bendix Computer and accessories. Acquired by Animal Science Department in 1957. The first computer at the University of Arkansas.
Computer,…