Home Fertility Votive

HOME FERTILITY VOTIVE | circa 1960-65; 2019 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: A wooden artifact stands on a square base and features a vertical rectangular structure with varying textures and tones, topped by disk-like forms punctuated by circular voids and geometric shapes.
HOME FERTILITY VOTIVE | circa 1960-65; 2019 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

A wooden artifact stands on a square base and features a vertical rectangular structure with varying textures and tones, topped by disk-like forms punctuated by circular voids and geometric shapes.

Name/Title

Home Fertility Votive

Entry/Object ID

COL_A.8

Description

The photo shows a wooden artifact, thought to be a votive from a Llhuroscian household. It stands on a square base and features a vertical rectangular structure with varying textures and tones, topped by disk-like forms punctuated by circular voids and geometric shapes.

Category

Archaic, Vanibo, Houndee

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1960 - 1965

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

37-1/8 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Depth

14 in

Height

8 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Depth

12 in

Height

29-1/8 in

Width

7-7/8 in

Depth

12-3/4 in

Height

93 cm

Width

20 cm

Materials

Material

Wood

Material Notes

Fictional medium as would have been 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

Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1965)
Istanbul Biennial, 16th | "The Seventh Continent" (2019)