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[Man Weaving a Sheath]

Description: Photograph of a man weaving a sheath. He is seated and wearing a cowboy hat, suspenders, and a plain white button down short-sleeved shirt. Tools and supplies sit on a small table next to him.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Mexican-American Folklore

Description: Paper discussing Mexican-American folklore, including architecture, slang, traditions, verbal arts, religion, folk narratives, folk music, folk medicine, rites of passage, material culture, folk art, and foodways.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

Miscellaneous Religious Folk Art Forms

Description: Paper discussing religious folk art forms in south Texas communities such as ranch chapels and public shrines, car altars and vehicle decorations, palma tejida (woven palm) and crocheted sacramentals, murals, jail art, tattoos, business altars, and Christmas decorations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

[Multiple Views of Jacal Home and Small Home Made of Branches]

Description: Photographs of a jacal home, a close-up view of a wall of the jacal home, and a small home made of branches and twigs. In the picture of the jacal home, rotary tiller is visible in front of the house. The close-up view of the jacal home's wall shows that most of the boards are stacked parallel to the ground, with vertical beams added for support. The small home made of branches and twigs also has some corrugated tin siding, and a prickly pear plant is visible on the right side of the picture, a… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999

[Outdoor Shrine in Kingsville]

Description: Photograph of an outdoor shrine in Kingsville. The shrine consists of two religious images, one of which is in an enclosed case, and some floral arrangements. All of the items sit under an arched cover that is trimmed with Christmas lights.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999
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