Dwarf Monster Riding a Wheel

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

DWARF MONSTER RIDING A WHEEL | circa1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: An rusted and weathered metal artifact with a circular base featuring a humanoid figure with bowed 'legs', and 'arms' akimbo and a 'face' with bulging eyes and horns.
DWARF MONSTER RIDING A WHEEL | circa1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

An rusted and weathered metal artifact with a circular base featuring a humanoid figure with bowed 'legs', and 'arms' akimbo and a 'face' with bulging eyes and horns.

Name/Title

Dwarf Monster Riding a Wheel

Entry/Object ID

COL.47

Description

This object from the Late Archaic period of Llhuros has been tentatively identified by Dr. Chai Lung Lee, director of the Institute of Paleography, Peking, China, as a toy. The inner balancing wheel and track are missing. Actual dwarf monsters were featured in religious ceremonies and processions "...riding wheels of painted pottery." Lent by Count Michel Thouvenot, Paris.

Category

Late Archaic (Lamplӧ)

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1966 - 1971

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Depth

2-1/8 in

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Fictional medium as described by Norman Daly in the 1972 catalog and exhibition tags (1972-2019)

Acquisition

Notes

This object is a unique element of the "Civilization of Llhuros" collection given to the Cornell University Anthropology Collaboratory in 2026.

Exhibitions

Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
Indianapolis Art Museum (1972)
Istanbul Biennial, 16th | "The Seventh Continent" (2019)
Memorial Art Gallery | University of Rochester (1972)
Roberson Center for Art and Science, Binghamton, NY (1974)
Romische-Germanisches Museum | "Projekt '74" | Cologne Germany (1974)
SUNY Albany | Art Gallery (1973}
University of Pennsylvania Art Museum, Philadelphia (1974)
La Panacée, centre d'art contemporain | "Plurivers" | Montpellier, France (2017-18)