Elephant Mask

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

ELELEPHANT MASK | 1966-71 | photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: A weathered, brown object made from a natural material resembling bark or wood, featuring three distinct openings, elegantly suspended against a neutral, gray background.
ELELEPHANT MASK | 1966-71 | photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

A weathered, brown object made from a natural material resembling bark or wood, featuring three distinct openings, elegantly suspended against a neutral, gray background.

Name/Title

Elephant Mask

Entry/Object ID

COL.55

Description

Dating from the Late Archaic period of Llhuros, this is what remains of an elaborate mask worn during a religious event such as the procession to the Temple of Holmeek.

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

26-1/2 in

Width

15 in

Depth

14 in

Material

Viiben Bone, Hide

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)