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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:1882 CEPlace of Origin:HonoluluKeywords:Royalty, Palace, King Kalakaua, Queen Liliuokalani, Architecture, National Historic Landmark
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Adopt a Highway Litter Control Signage, His Highest Praise, Oʻahu
Place of Origin:OahuKeywords:Text, Church, Public Religion -
Park and Ride Highway Signage, Grace Community Church
Tradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:Lake ForestKeywords:Text, Church, Public Religion, Highway -
Hawaiʻi Capital District signage, Kaʻahumanu Hale (or Hawaiʻi First Circuit Courthouse)
Place of Origin:HonoluluKeywords:Text, Hawaiʻi -
In Her Lifetime
Date:1993 CEMedium:bronze, castingPlace of Origin:HonoluluRepository:Hawaiʻi First Circuit CourthouseSubject:Queen KaʻahumanuKeywords:Queen Kaʻahumanu, Royalty, Hawaiʻi, Sculpture, Text -
Makāluapuna sacred site
Tradition:Indigenous Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi)Place of Origin:MauiKeywords:Text, Hawaiʻi -
Kawaiahaʻo Church
Date:1842 CEMedium:coral, architectureTradition:United Church of ChristPlace of Origin:HonoluluKeywords:Architecture, Church -
The Holy Shroud of Besançon
Date:1634Tradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:BesançonRepository:Art Institute of ChicagoSubject:Shroud of BesançonKeywords:Relic, Christ, Print, Shroud of Besançon, Engraving -
Carte-de-visite of Maximilian von Habsburg’s Shirt
Aubert, FrançoisDate:1867 CEPlace of Origin:Mexico CityRepository:Mexico Maximilian era Carte-de-visite Collection, Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New MexicoKeywords:Relic -
Kero
Date:15th-16th centuries CEMedium:woodTradition:IncaPlace of Origin:PeruRepository:Metropolitan Museum of ArtKeywords:Vessel, Abstract, Inca, Ritual, Inca Key -
Kero
Date:15th-16th centuries CEMedium:woodTradition:IncaPlace of Origin:PeruRepository:Metropolitan Museum of ArtKeywords:Vessel, Abstract, Inca, Ritual, Inca Key -
The annual display of the Holy Shroud in Turin on 4 May
Tempesta, AntonioMedium:silk, etching, woodcutTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:RomaRepository:British MuseumSubject:Shroud of TurinKeywords:Shroud of Turin, Print, Christ, Ritual