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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:2017Tradition:AnishinaabeKwePlace of Origin:Sault Sainte MarieKeywords:Great Lakes, Water, Pollution, Commodification, Books, Map, Anishinaabemowin
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Colored Magdalens
Date:ca. 1930sTradition:Sisters of the Good ShepherdPlace of Origin:BaltimoreRepository:Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Province of Mid-North America Archives, St. Louis, Missouri.Keywords:Nuns, Penitence, Catholicism, Photograph -
Fiji Airways Tabua Club Card
Date:21st century CEPlace of Origin:FijiKeywords:Membership Card, Tabua, Whale Teeth, Fiji, Graphic Design -
Scrimshaw
Date:ca. 1840Medium:whale ivory, toothRepository:Te PapaKeywords:Scrimshaw, Whale Teeth -
Tabua (Ceremonial whale tooth)
Medium:tooth, husk, coconutsPlace of Origin:FijiRepository:Te PapaKeywords:Tabua, Fiji, Whale Teeth -
Breach #2
Date:2016Medium:ceramic, woodTradition:Shinnecock NationKeywords:Whale Teeth, Whales, Climate Change, Anthropocene, Environment -
God’s Word for the Oil Patch: Fuel for the Soul
Date:2007Medium:book paperPlace of Origin:Carol StreamRepository:Private collectionKeywords:Book, Bible, Oil, Industry, Petroleum -
Statue of Eshu-Elegguá
Date:ca. 2013Medium:cement, clay, cowrie shellTradition:Regla de Ocho-IfáPlace of Origin:HavanaSubject:Eshu-EleguáKeywords:Cuba, Totemic Sculpture, Sculpture, Eshu-Elegguá, Performance, Rumba -
Mandalay Standing Buddha
Date:possibly late 19th centuryMedium:gold, woodTradition:BuddhistPlace of Origin:MyanmarSubject:BuddhaKeywords:Buddha, Statue, Gilding, eBay -
Buddha
Date:second half of the 19th CenturyMedium:wood, glass, gold, lacquerTradition:BuddhistPlace of Origin:MyanmarRepository:British MuseumSubject:BuddhaKeywords:Buddha, Colonialism, Mandalay, Statue, Gilding -
The Black Cross, or Nunc Dimittis and Gloria
Jackson, Donald S.Date:1984 CEMedium:Chinese ink, gold, gouache, vellumTradition:EpiscopalianPlace of Origin:MinneapolisRepository:Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, MinneapolisKeywords:Calligraphy, Bible, Cross, Lettering, Text -
Tlalloc ycuje (“Song of Tlaloc”) from the Primeros Memoriales
Bernardino de Sahagún, unknown NahuaDate:1558-1585 CETradition:AztecRepository:Real Biblioteca de MadridKeywords:Nahua, Nahuatl, Aztecs, Manuscript, Codex