Courtyard of the khānqāh of the Mamluk sultan Baybars al-Jāshankīr
Date:
ca. 1309-1310 CETradition:
SufiPlace of Origin:
CairoKeywords:
Sufism, Mysticism, Khalwa, Prayer, Meditation, ArchitectureYou are here
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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Veil of Veronica
Zurbarán, Francisco deDate:ca. 1635-1640Medium:oil paint, canvas, oil paintingTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:SpainKeywords:Contact Relic, Relic, Jesus Christ, Painting -
Virgin of Guadalupe
Date:ca. 1555 CEMedium:oil paint, tempera, clothTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:Mexico CityKeywords:Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception, Acheiropoieta -
Photograph of shrine composed of photographs of Miguel Pro and other Cristero martyrs executed in November 1927
Date:1927 CETradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:MéxicoKeywords:Martyr, Photography, Relic, Cristeros, Mexico, Portraiture -
Packaging for ablution socks
Date:2016 CEMedium:cardboard, advertising mediaTradition:IslamicKeywords:Islam, Capitalism, Socks, Wudhu, Ritual, Purification -
Color print-out of a du‘ā (supplicatory prayer)
Date:1990s CEMedium:marbled paper, printing-out paper, color printsTradition:SufiPlace of Origin:IstanbulKeywords:Sufi, Islam, Turkey, ebru, Prayer -
Hüdayi Yolu
Date:2007 CEMedium:paper, marbled paper, calligraphyTradition:SufiPlace of Origin:İstanbulRepository:Personal collection Hikmet BarutçugilKeywords:Sufi, Islam, Turkey, ebru, Saints, Ottomans, Bosporus strait, Water, Mosque, Calligraphy -
Church of San Pedro in Lima, Peru
Date:1568-1638 CEMedium:stonework, masonry, architecture, carvingTradition:JesuitPlace of Origin:LimaKeywords:Jesuits, Architecture, Church -
Steel ʿalams
Date:2005 CEMedium:steelTradition:ShiʿaPlace of Origin:HyderabadKeywords:Islam, Ritual, Shiʿa Islam, Material Religion -
Elephant Procession with Bībī kā ʿalam on elephant
Date:2005 CETradition:ShiʿaPlace of Origin:HyderabadKeywords:Islam, Ritual, Shiʿa Islam, Relic, Procession, Material Religion -
Māhī marātib
Date:2006 CEMedium:gold, brassTradition:ShiʿaPlace of Origin:HyderabadKeywords:Islam, Ritual, Shiʿa Islam, Material Religion -
Incense offerings at the Bībī kā Alāvā
Date:2006 CETradition:ShiʿaPlace of Origin:HyderabadKeywords:Islam, Ritual, Shiʿa Islam, Incense, Material Religion, Offering