Vessel in the form of a scorpion
date: label: Date created
content: 300 BC-AD 600
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably West Mexican/Shaft Tombs Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Harry A. Franklin, Non-Indian, 1904-1983
label: Seller
content: Harry A. Franklin, Non-Indian, 1904-1983
label: Presenter/funding source
content: May Company (May Department Stores Company), 1877-2005
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Morton D. May (Buster May), Non-Indian, 1914-1983
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Harry A. Franklin Gallery (Beverly Hills, California) in 1967 using funds donated by Morton D. May (1914-1983, a Native art collector and owner of the May Company department stores).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Colima State; Mexico (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: West Mexican/Shaft Tombs Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/5973
label: Barcode
content: 245973.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Vessel in the form of a scorpion
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, burnished
label: Dimensions
content: 39 x 31 x 18 cm