Mace

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

MACE | 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: A wooden sculpture with an elongated, cylindrical shape, featuring geometric black accents and protruding elements along its sides; the top adorned with a headdress made of dark, textured material resembling fur, and a long, pointed protrusion extends from the upper section, giving the piece an abstract, mask-like appearance, a striking and somewhat mysterious design.
MACE | 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

A wooden sculpture with an elongated, cylindrical shape, featuring geometric black accents and protruding elements along its sides; the top adorned with a headdress made of dark, textured material resembling fur, and a long, pointed protrusion extends from the upper section, giving the piece an abstract, mask-like appearance, a striking and somewhat mysterious design.

Name/Title

Mace

Entry/Object ID

COL.93

Description

Maces were carried by secular officials in the procession of the most important religious service in the Llhuroscian culture-the Tokens of Holmeek. The bearers of these maces were of a minor form of royalty and the abstract design of each mace served almost as a coat of arms. Because the office of Royal Mace-Bearer was elective rather than hereditary, maces were found in large numbers in excavated urban sites.

Category

Decline, Houndee

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1966 - 1977

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

99 cm

Width

23 cm

Height

38 in

Width

9-3/8 in

Depth

4-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Wood, Metal, Fur

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)
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)