Votive Figure

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

VOTIVE FIGURE | 1965 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: This image displays an evocative metal sculpture composed of various iron elements, including an elongated vertical shaft topped by a stylized humanoid figure with extended arms resembling a crucifix. The structure is mounted securely on a square wooden base, highlighting the rustic texture and aged quality of the materials utilized. The overall impression is one of stark, simplified form, merging elements of the abstract with symbolic religious iconography. The dark backdrop accentuates the sculpture's silhouette and the interplay of light on the textured metal.
VOTIVE FIGURE | 1965 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

This image displays an evocative metal sculpture composed of various iron elements, including an elongated vertical shaft topped by a stylized humanoid figure with extended arms resembling a crucifix. The structure is mounted securely on a square wooden base, highlighting the rustic texture and aged quality of the materials utilized. The overall impression is one of stark, simplified form, merging elements of the abstract with symbolic religious iconography. The dark backdrop accentuates the sculpture's silhouette and the interplay of light on the textured metal.

Name/Title

Votive Figure

Entry/Object ID

COL.8

Description

This artifact, thought to be from the Early Archaic period of Llhuros, is a stylized humanoid figure of a stilt-walker arms outstretched, and a bird perched a top the penitent's head.

Category

Early Archaic

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

1965

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

20-3/4 in

Width

8 in

Depth

8 in

Acquisition

Notes

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

Web Links and URLs

Construction #41 - 1965 A.D. White Museum of Art Exhibition, 1972 Exhibition Catalog (p. 7 - 8)

Exhibitions

Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1965)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
Cornell University, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (2004)
Indianapolis Art Museum (1972)
Istanbul Biennial, 16th | "The Seventh Continent" (2019)
La Panacée, centre d'art contemporain | "Plurivers" | Montpellier, France (2017-18)
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)