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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:1954 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:San DiegoKeywords:American Flag, Cross, Memorial, Public Religion
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Signage at Old Parish Church, Sheffield, Massachusetts
Place of Origin:SheffieldKeywords:Church, Architecture, Text -
Christmas Tree and Hanukkah Menorah on New Haven Green
Date:2015 CETradition:Christian, JewishPlace of Origin:New HavenKeywords:Hanukkah, Menorah, Christmas Tree, Public Religion, Christmas Lights, Christmas -
Christmas Display, Denver City and County Building
Date:2014 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:DenverKeywords:Christmas, Public Religion, Peace, Christmas Lights, Nativity -
KĀHI HĀLIʻA ALOHA or Place of Loving Remembrance, Kapiʻolani Park
Tradition:Indigenous Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi)Place of Origin:OahuKeywords:Memorial, Hawaiʻi, Text -
Offering on summit of Haleakalā
Date:2015 CETradition:Indigenous Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi)Place of Origin:MauiKeywords:Nature, Offering, Hawaiʻi -
Kū Hale on Mauna Kea (Mauna a Wākea)
Tradition:Indigenous Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi)Place of Origin:HawaiiKeywords:Nature, Hawaiʻi -
ʻAhu on Mauna Kea (Mauna a Wākea)
Tradition:Indigenous Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi)Place of Origin:HawaiiKeywords:Altar, Hawaiʻi -
Summit of Mauna Kea (Mauna a Wākea)
Tradition:Indigenous Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi)Place of Origin:HawaiiKeywords:Nature, Hawaiʻi -
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Kamehameha I
Date:dedicated 1883 CEMedium:bronze, goldSubject:King Kamehameha IKeywords:Sculpture, Royalty, King Kamehameha I, Hawaiʻi -