Figure of a snake
date: label: Date created
content: 200 BC-AD 300
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably West Mexican/Shaft Tombs Tradition: Colima style (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous seller
content: Ralph C. Altman, Non-Indian, 1909-1967
label: Previous owner
content: John S. Williams (John Stanton Williams/John S. Williams, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
label: Lender
content: John S. Williams (John Stanton Williams/John S. Williams, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
label: Donor
content: John S. Williams (John Stanton Williams/John S. Williams, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
label: Honoree
content: Blair S. Williams, Non-Indian, 1872-1953
label: Honoree
content: Blair S. Williams, II, Non-Indian, 1930-1953
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased in 1956 by John S. Williams (1901-1982, a New York City stockbroker and MAI trustee) from Ralph C. Altman (1909-1967, a primitive art dealer and later director of the Fowler Museum at the University of California at Los Angeles); lent by John S. Williams to MAI in 1958 in memory of his father, Blair S. Williams (1872-1953, also a New York City stockbroker and MAI trustee), and his son Blair S. Williams II (1930-1953); donated to MAI in 1967 by John S. Williams.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Colima State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: West Mexican/Shaft Tombs Tradition: Colima style (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/7133
label: Barcode
content: 227133.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Figure of a snake
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, paint
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 21 x 13 cm