Figure of a snake
- Date created
- 200 BC-AD 300
- Culture/People
- probably West Mexican/Shaft Tombs Tradition: Colima style (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous seller
- Ralph C. Altman, Non-Indian, 1909-1967
- Previous owner
- John S. Williams (John Stanton Williams/John S. Williams, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
- Lender
- John S. Williams (John Stanton Williams/John S. Williams, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
- Donor
- John S. Williams (John Stanton Williams/John S. Williams, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
- Honoree
- Blair S. Williams, Non-Indian, 1872-1953
- Blair S. Williams, II, Non-Indian, 1930-1953
- Collection History
- 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.
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- Place
- Colima State; Mexico
- See related items
- West Mexican/Shaft Tombs Tradition: Colima style (archaeological culture)
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- On View
- NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 22/7133
- Barcode
- 227133.000
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Object Name
- Figure of a snake
- Media/Materials
- Pottery, paint
- Techniques
- Modeled, painted
- Dimensions
- 21 x 13 cm
- Record ID
- NMAI_242158