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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:ca. 1902 CEMedium:photographic film, black-and-white photographyPlace of Origin:CambridgeRepository:Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MassachusettsKeywords:Photograph, Photography, Theater, Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Heading for a chapter in the Book of Genesis from the Illuminated Bible
Date:1846Tradition:ProtestantPlace of Origin:New YorkRepository:American Antiquarian SocietyKeywords:Book, Illustration, Text, Bible -
Heading for Chapter 4 of an illustrated edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Date:1853 CETradition:American Bible SocietyPlace of Origin:City of LondonKeywords:Book, Illustration, Text, Uncle Tom's Cabin -
Little Eva reading the Bible to Uncle Tom in the Arbor
Baker & Smith, Baker, William J.Date:1852Tradition:ProtestantPlace of Origin:BostonKeywords:Book, Illustration, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Wood Engraving -
Juxtapositions of the American Bible Society “testament” with one volume of the Thomas Scott Bible
Scott, ThomasDate:1820-1830Medium:leather, bookbindingTradition:American Bible SocietyPlace of Origin:New York, BostonRepository:American Antiquarian SocietyKeywords:Book, Text, Bible -
Horseshoe cross at Cowboy Fellowship
Date:2012Medium:mixed mediaPlace of Origin:JourdantonKeywords:Devotion, Community, Cross -
Christmas tree and baptismal trough at Big Bend Cowboy Church
Date:2014Medium:mixed media, metalPlace of Origin:AlpineKeywords:Devotion, Community, Liturgical, Baptism, Christmas Tree, Christmas -
Roping arena at Cowboy Fellowship
Date:2012Place of Origin:JourdantonKeywords:Church, Community, Architecture -
Sanctuary at Cowboy Fellowship
Date:2012Place of Origin:JourdantonKeywords:Church, Community, Architecture -
Pulpit at Big Bend Cowboy Church
Date:2012Medium:mixed media, hay, woodPlace of Origin:AlpineKeywords:Community, Liturgical, Pulpit -
Brand wall at Big Bend Cowboy Church
Date:2012Medium:wood, ropePlace of Origin:AlpineKeywords:Community, Devotion, Liturgical -
Saint Juan Macías Prayer Card
Date:21st century CEMedium:paperTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:LimaKeywords:Prayer Card, Devotion, Saints, Church