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Material Objects Archive
Objects, images, and a proliferation of materialities engage bodies and minds, events and ideas, in ways both profound and subtle. Material objects, especially as they are activated in religious practices broadly conceived, are situated at the heart of MAVCOR. This Material Objects Archive offers an ever-expanding online gallery of such objects. We invite you to use it as a tool for thinking and teaching, researching and writing—and we welcome your suggestions and contributions to this collaborative enterprise.
In 2017, MAVCOR initiated the MAVCOR Digital Spaces Project, documenting sacred spaces via 360º panorama (360s) and high resolution giga-pixel (Zooms) photography. You can view all Digital Spaces Project 360s and Zooms here, or you can check the appropriate box in the Material Objects Archive search to view affiliated material objects.
Material Objects
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Date:2019Place of Origin:SikkimKeywords:Sikkim, Conch shell, Environment, Buddhism, Himalayas
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Conches from the shrine at Pemayangtse Monastery, west Sikkim
Medium:conchPlace of Origin:SikkimKeywords:Sikkim, Conch shell, Environment, Buddhism, Himalayas -
Kanchendzonga in 2022
Date:2022Place of Origin:SikkimKeywords:Sikkim, Mountain, Environment, Buddhism, Himalayas -
Sindrang road in 2021
Date:2021Place of Origin:SikkimKeywords:Sikkim, Environment, Buddhism, Himalayas -
Church of the Society of Jesus, Quito, Ecuador
Date:16th-17th centuries CEMedium:stonework, masonry, architecture, carvingTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:QuitoKeywords:Jesuits, Architecture, Church -
Vivian Imbruglia, Icon of Julia Greeley
Date:2018Medium:acrylic paint, birch, acrylic paintingTradition:CatholicRepository:Archdiocese of DenverKeywords:Icon, Painting, Race, United States, Colorado, Saints, Prayer, Slavery, Sacred Heart -
Planning drawing for Hilma af Klimt's Temple
Klint, Hilma afDate:1930-1931 CEMedium:paper, ink, drawingPlace of Origin:StockholmKeywords:Notebook, Sketch, Plan, Drawing, Temple, Building, Design -
Postcard of labeled California redwood cross-section, tree felled in 1987 near Jordan Creek on the “Avenue of Giants.”
Date:1990s CEMedium:card stock, photography, photographic postcardsTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:RedcrestRepository:Private CollectionKeywords:Postcard, Tree, Tourism, National Parks, Photography, History, United States -
Frontispiece to Claude d'Abbeville, Histoire de la Mission
Tradition:CapuchinRepository:National Library of PortugalKeywords:Capuchin, Engraving, Missionary, Brazil -
Sperm Whale lithograph from Charles Scammon's Marine Mammals
Date:1874Medium:lithographic ink, lithographyRepository:Linda Hall LibraryKeywords:Marine mammal, Whale, Scientific drawing, Sea voyage -
Hilma Af Klint, Series VII, No. 7B
Klint, Hilma afDate:1920Medium:graphite, oil paint, canvasKeywords:Abstract art, Painting, Abstraction -
Information about affiliate links on the Raising Arrows blog
Date:2020Tradition:EvangelicalPlace of Origin:United StatesKeywords:Website, Internet, Biblical Womanhood, Bible, Evangelical, Homemaking, Finance, Economics