1962.16, Alexandre Hogue, Prairie Dog
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The prairie dog was despised by Texas farmers for digging holes that threatened to break the legs of horses and livestock.
Alexandre Hogue: The Erosion Series
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
An appreciation of nature and the concern for its preservation were constants that spanned the long career of Alexandre Hogue (1898–1994), from his earliest landscapes to his celebratory portrayals of the magnificent terrain of Big Bend in West Texas during the 1970s and 1980s.
1983.127 Ceremonial cloth (pua kumba)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The central design motif on this pua or ceremonial cloth is known as Bali Bugau Kantu, a design that was taken from the Iban’s enemy, the Kantu, during a 19th-century raid.
1983.130 Ceremonial cloth (pua) with monitor lizards slumbering on watchtowers (bandau bepadung)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Six monitor lizards confront their counterparts across a line symbolizing a spiritual chasm that keeps the reptiles from attacking one another. They are hedged within upper and lower bands of selaku, or borders.
1983.140 Ceremonial jacket (sape buri)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
An array of materials, colors, and textures create a vibrant, powerful composition on this woman’s ceremonial sleeveless jacket. Set amid the stitched shells are swatches of red, yellow, and green trade felt, metallic sequins, and strips of multicolored trade cloth.