Votive of Stilt Walkers

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

VOTIVE OF STILT-WALKERS | circa 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: A marble fragment, with each of three distinct carvings presenting symbolic figures over grid-like patterns. The reliefs appear weathered and fragmented, suggesting significant archaeological interest, possibly originating from skilled stone-carvers of Llhuros. The carvings include identifiable icons that could represent cultural or religious symbols, emphasizing their likely role in rituals or as markers of social or spiritual practices such as the rite of stilt-walking.
VOTIVE OF STILT-WALKERS | circa 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

A marble fragment, with each of three distinct carvings presenting symbolic figures over grid-like patterns. The reliefs appear weathered and fragmented, suggesting significant archaeological interest, possibly originating from skilled stone-carvers of Llhuros. The carvings include identifiable icons that could represent cultural or religious symbols, emphasizing their likely role in rituals or as markers of social or spiritual practices such as the rite of stilt-walking.

Name/Title

Votive of Stilt Walkers

Entry/Object ID

COL.40

Description

This marble bas-relief fragment, identified as a votive, appears to be the work of skilled stone-carvers of Llhuros. The tripartite carvings include icons that represent Llhuroscian cultural or religious symbols of social or spiritual practices such as the rite of stilt-walking.

Category

Archaic, Vanibo

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1966 - 1971

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

10-3/4 in

Width

28-3/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Materials

Material

Marble (recomposed)

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)