Triad of Fornicating Gods

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

TRIAD OF FORNICATING GODS | circa 1974-1983 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: Votive use by a small sect, the Sreggid, a pre-Malmusian group identified chiefly with lunar worship. Professor Schilaneder believes the carnality suggested by the fervid animation is unusual in early Vanibo sculpture. Found in 1966. Ex. Collection: Viscount Jean Louis Bernardy. Lent by the trustees of the British Museum, gift of Sir Edward Homely Littlebutt, 1969.
TRIAD OF FORNICATING GODS | circa 1974-1983 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

Votive use by a small sect, the Sreggid, a pre-Malmusian group identified chiefly with lunar worship. Professor Schilaneder believes the carnality suggested by the fervid animation is unusual in early Vanibo sculpture. Found in 1966. Ex. Collection: Viscount Jean Louis Bernardy. Lent by the trustees of the British Museum, gift of Sir Edward Homely Littlebutt, 1969.

Name/Title

Triad of Fornicating Gods

Entry/Object ID

COL_RO.3

Description

Votive use by a small sect, the Sreggid, a pre-Malmusian group identified chiefly with lunar worship. Professor Schilaneder believes the carnality suggested by the fervid animation is unusual in early Vanibo sculpture. Found in 1966. Ex. Collection: Viscount Jean Louis Bernardy. Lent by the trustees of the British Museum, gift of Sir Edward Homely Littlebutt, 1969.

Category

Early Archaic, Houndee

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1974 - 1981

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

25 cm

Width

8.3 cm

Height

6-1/8 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Depth

2 in

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Fictional medium as described by Norman Daly for the 1981 Tyler School of Art and 1983-84 Rotterdam exhibition materials.

Acquisition

Notes

This object is a unique element of the "Civilization of Llhuros" collection given to the Cornell University Anthropology Collection in 2025.

Web Links and URLs

Rotterdam Exhibition Photo

Exhibitions

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1983-84)
Tyler School of Art | "Imaginary Civilizations" | Temple University, Philadephia (1981)