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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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Medium:silver, cinnabarTradition:IncaPlace of Origin:Lake TiticacaRepository:American Museum of Natural HistoryKeywords:Inca, Silver, Offering, Animals, Llama
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Maize Cob Effigy
Medium:gold alloyTradition:IncaPlace of Origin:PeruRepository:The Mint MuseumKeywords:Corn, Metal, Plants, Inca, Sculpture -
Corn stalk
Date:15th century CEMedium:silver alloyTradition:IncaPlace of Origin:PeruRepository:Denver Art MuseumKeywords:Inca, Silver, Corn, Sculpture -
Female Inca Figurine
Date:15th century CEMedium:silver, feather, textile materialsTradition:IncaPlace of Origin:Cerro El PlomoRepository:Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, ChileKeywords:Inca, Silver, Offering, Capacocha, Dressed Statue, Attire -
Crosses in the Desert
Date:2015 CEMedium:wood, paintTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:ArizonaKeywords:Activism, Borders, Immigration, Samaritans, Cross -
Red dot on metal water tank
Date:2015 CEMedium:paintTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:ArizonaKeywords:Activism, Borders, Immigration, Samaritans -
The Samaritans truck
Date:21st century CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:ArizonaKeywords:Transportation, Activism, Samaritans, Immigration, Borders -
Tree Stump Sculpture of Jesus Christ
Medium:woodTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:LimaRepository:Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del PerúKeywords:Jesus Christ, Statue, Tree, Nature -
Mystic Route, El Brujo Archaeological Complex
Date:2016 CETradition:MysticismPlace of Origin:PeruKeywords:Archaeology, Moche, Mysticism, New Age, Ritual, Tourism, Offerings, Statue -
Church of St. Christopher of Rapaz
Date:18th century CEMedium:roofing tile, mural painting, architectureTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:PeruKeywords:Church, Mural Painting, Architecture, Saints, Virgin Mary, Saint Christopher -
Capilla de los Pescadores (Fishermen's Chapel)
Medium:cement mortar, brick, flower, architectureTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:La LibertadKeywords:Chapel, Statue, Shrine, Saint Peter, Saints, Chalkware, Christ, Crucifix, Cross, Architecture -
Huaca de la Luna
Date:1st-8th centuries CEMedium:adobe, mural painting, architectureTradition:MochePlace of Origin:TrujilloKeywords:Temple, Moche, Architecture