Object Details
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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Date created
200 BC-AD 300
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
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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_242158