Votive Figure

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

VOTIVE FIGURE | circa 1966-1971 | Photo by Linda Fisher, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: A rustic iron artifact mounted on a circular wooden base, prominently displaying an elongated figure with arms extending outward and a circular head, overall suggesting a religious artifact possibly used in ritualistic practices or as a totemic object. The artifact's mottled texture and color indicate aging and exposure to the elements.
VOTIVE FIGURE | circa 1966-1971 | Photo by Linda Fisher, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

A rustic iron artifact mounted on a circular wooden base, prominently displaying an elongated figure with arms extending outward and a circular head, overall suggesting a religious artifact possibly used in ritualistic practices or as a totemic object. The artifact's mottled texture and color indicate aging and exposure to the elements.

Name/Title

Votive Figure

Entry/Object ID

COL.38

Description

Professor Nils Schilaneder, who translated the senberien found in this votive, says, "sayhaitu" was a surprise assortment of the husband's favorite desserts and that his sighting of the cook's breath in the steamy preparation of the sweetmeats acted as a stimulant to his appetites.

Category

Archaic, Vanibo, Houndee

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1966 - 1971

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

14-1/2 in

Diameter

7-3/8 in

Materials

Material

Iron

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.

Web Links and URLs

Read and LIsten to the "Evening Song of the Wise Wife"

Exhibitions

Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
Indianapolis Art Museum (1972)
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)