Mace

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

MACE | circa 1961-65 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: Avertical metallic structure with a central cylindrical component held by two parallel handle-like black beams, topped by a crescent-shaped finial. It is displayed on a wooden base against a formal gray background.
MACE | circa 1961-65 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

Avertical metallic structure with a central cylindrical component held by two parallel handle-like black beams, topped by a crescent-shaped finial. It is displayed on a wooden base against a formal gray background.

Name/Title

Mace

Entry/Object ID

COL.56

Description

This Late Archaic staff would have been carried by a Llhuroscian official as a symbol of authority during religious processions such as the Procession of Holmeek.

Category

Late Archaic (Lamplӧ), Pilkug

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1961 - 1965

Place

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

46-1/4 in

Width

15-1/2 in

Depth

9 in

Materials

Material

Wood, Metal

Material 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.

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)