Home Votive Shrine in Two Parts
HOME VOTIVE SHRINE IN TWO PARTS | circa 1966-71 Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art
A diptych consisting of two symmetrical wooden panels with angular, geometric cutaways, with a mix of earthy beige, brown, and faint reddish hues. Each panel has a central compartment containing a unique metal object.
Name/Title
Home Votive Shrine in Two PartsEntry/Object ID
COL.46Description
Dating from the Archaic period, this double-niched votive dedicated to the joint deities Tal-Hax and Shor-Noo was found in the residential excavations at Vanibo. It's senberien has been translated and indicates its people followed a lunar calendar, were hunters and gatherers--and non-monotheistic.Category
Archaic, Vanibo
Made/Created
Artist
Norman DalyDate made
circa 1966 - 1971Place
Academic Institution
Cornell UniversityCity
Ithaca, New YorkContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Asia MinorCulture/Tribe
Llhuros
Dimensions
Height
9-3/4 inWidth
19 inDepth
1-1/2 inMaterials
Material
Wood, MetalMaterial 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.Web Links and URLs
Read and Listen to the "Old Man's Prayer"Exhibitions
Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (2004)
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)