Effigy Form

EFFIGY FORM | circa 1966-71| Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 NOorman Daly Art: The photo displays an aged, wooden artifact featuring a vertically elongated enclosure framed within a rectangular, dark wood panel. At the top, the sculpture hosts a curved block, while a series of vertical, terracotta-colored bars and a cylindrical section sit below it, all layered over a textured, gray background. The simplicity and earth tones contribute to a rustic, perhaps traditional aesthetic, evoking curiosity about its origin and symbolic meaning.
EFFIGY FORM | circa 1966-71| Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 NOorman Daly Art

The photo displays an aged, wooden artifact featuring a vertically elongated enclosure framed within a rectangular, dark wood panel. At the top, the sculpture hosts a curved block, while a series of vertical, terracotta-colored bars and a cylindrical section sit below it, all layered over a textured, gray background. The simplicity and earth tones contribute to a rustic, perhaps traditional aesthetic, evoking curiosity about its origin and symbolic meaning.

Name/Title

Effigy Form

Entry/Object ID

COL.114

Description

The photo displays an aged, wooden artifact featuring a vertically elongated enclosure framed within a rectangular, dark wood panel. At the top, the sculpture hosts a curved block, while a series of vertical, terracotta-colored bars and a cylindrical section sit below it, all layered over a textured, gray background. The simplicity and earth tones contribute to a rustic, perhaps traditional aesthetic, evoking curiosity about its origin and symbolic meaning.

Category

Decline, reign of Kai Preiden

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

16-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Depth

3 in

Materials

Material

Wood, Paint

Material Notes

Fictional medium as described by Norman Daly in the 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)
Cornell University, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (2004)
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)