Votive of Stilt-Walkers
VOTIVE OF STILT-WALKERS | circa 1961-65 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art
A tripartite ancient stone tablet featuring intricate, deeply carved symbolic images. The overall texture is rough and its rustic appearance suggests the religious significance of the carvings displayed.
Name/Title
Votive of Stilt-WalkersEntry/Object ID
COL.20Description
Early Archaic carved marble tripartite tablet depicting stilt-walkers, a bird and other religiously significant symbols.Category
Early Archaic
Made/Created
Artist
Norman DalyDate made
circa 1960 - 1965Place
Academic Institution
Cornell UniversityCity
Ithaca, New YorkContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Asia MinorCulture/Tribe
Llhuros
Dimensions
Height
18-1/4 inWidth
48-1/2 inDepth
1-3/4 inMaterials
Material
StoneMaterial 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 2025.Web Links and URLs
Stone Bas-relief - 1965 A.D. White Museum of Art (exhibit view)Exhibitions
Akron Art Institute (1972)
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)
SUNY Albany | Art Gallery (1973}
University of Pennsylvania Art Museum, Philadelphia (1974)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1965)