Votive Figure
VOTIVE FIGURE | circa 1961-65 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art
A tall metal artifact, resembling an abstract humanoid figure with a protruding phallus.The figure's head, angled sharply upwards, is distinctive in its pointed, elongated shape, lending an aura of looking towards something distant or beyond. It stands erect on a wooden base that shows signs of aging and water damage.
Name/Title
Votive FigureEntry/Object ID
COL.36Description
This Llhuroscian votive is one of many identified as belonging to the Archaic Period in Vanibo.Category
Archaic, Vanibo
Made/Created
Artist
Norman DalyDate made
circa 1961 - 1965Place
Academic Institution
Cornell UniversityCity
Ithaca, New YorkContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Asia MinorCulture/Tribe
Llhuros
Dimensions
Height
47 inWidth
6-3/4 inDepth
6-3/4 inMaterials
Material
MetalMaterial 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
Original "Construction" (number unknown)Exhibitions
Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
Cornell University, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (2004)
La Panacée, centre d'art contemporain | "Plurivers" | Montpellier, France (2017-18)
Istanbul Biennial, 16th | "The Seventh Continent" (2019)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1965)
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)