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  Bowl, Calabash

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  Calabash bowls, like this one, were once common in West African countries.

  Today, calabash bowls continue to be produced, but on a smaller scale with the widespread availability of plastic bowls.

  The donor, Carole L. Sherman, collected the piece during her years in the Peace Corps. Features bird and fish design carved in the basin. Other animals like a snake are carved into the base.

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  Voices of the MC - Anahi Rostro

  Anahi Rostro

  A Multi-Generational Journey

  From being the only latinx student in her high school classes to becoming the first of her family to attend college, Anahi describes for us her journey to the University of Arkansas. Cognizant of the sacrifices made by her parents, Anahi faces and overcomes adversity as she strives to provide her family a better life...and to earn her beach-front, corner office.

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  Voices of the MC - Daniel Webster

  Daniel Webster

  The Talk

  Join Daniel Webster as he describes his journey to the University of Arkansas and beyond. In this episode we hear about his experience in winning scholarships and enrolling in college, how he went from mentee to mentor, and the trials he faced along the way. Daniel describes growing up biracial, coming out as bisexual, living with a mother who struggles with substance use, and how he continues to persevere to reach his goal of joining the highest court in the land.

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  Voices of the MC - Korie Vot

  Korie Vot

  Escaping the Delta

  Korie, sophomore psychology student, describes her experience growing up in the Arkansas Delta as the daughter of a white mother and a black father. She shares with us her story of heartbreak, battling against small-town gossip, escaping from the Delta to attend the University of Arkansas, and how she plans to dedicate her life’s work to helping others escape from their own personal Deltas.

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  Figurine, Armadillo

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  This wood carving was created by the Seri people in northwestern Mexico.

  Until the 20th century, one of their main livelihoods was fishing. However, competition and disruption from the commercial fishing industry in the 1950s led them to shift to selling tourist art, including these wood carvings, basketry, and jewelry.

  Starting in 1961, artist Jose Astorga was the first to experiment with these carvings made from the Olneya tesota tree, more commonly known as Ironwood.

  In the beginning, these carvings were primarily utilitarian, like bowls and spoons. To meet the interests of tourists though, they eventually became known for beautiful animal carvings like this one.

  Ironwood carvings took off beyond the Seri community into the larger region. Commercialization of carvings quickly increased demand for the wood by the 1980s.

  As a result, Olneya tesota was designated a protected species of Mexico in 1994. The armadillo has a large body, a long, slender pointed tail and 4 feet. The head and "shoulders" have small markings to indicate soft body parts. The ears are large and smooth. The body is smooth with deep regularly placed cuts to indicate the boney part. The rump and tail are finely marked with the tail having regular, circular cuts decreasing in size from body to tip. The feet are cut to indicate claws and the body underparts are lightly carved. The color is dark brown with light wood rings.