Fragments of Erotic Imagery

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

FRAGMENTS OF EROTIC IMAGERY | circa1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: The photo features two rustic, wooden objects placed on a dark, neutral surface: the upper object appears to be a hand-carved, tapered wooden item with a flat, rectangular handle that transitions into a rounded body with a slightly pointed tip, showing signs of use and age through its texture and coloration; the lower object is a wooden frame with a looped design, consisting of two parallel wooden strips connected at one end.
FRAGMENTS OF EROTIC IMAGERY | circa1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

The photo features two rustic, wooden objects placed on a dark, neutral surface: the upper object appears to be a hand-carved, tapered wooden item with a flat, rectangular handle that transitions into a rounded body with a slightly pointed tip, showing signs of use and age through its texture and coloration; the lower object is a wooden frame with a looped design, consisting of two parallel wooden strips connected at one end.

Name/Title

Fragments of Erotic Imagery

Entry/Object ID

COL.89

Description

These rustic wooden objects depicts a pair of highly stylized male and female genitalia. These forms can be seen repeatedly in religious art of the Middle Period.

Category

Middle Period

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

30 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Materials

Material

Wood

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)