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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:2014 CEMedium:featherTradition:Indigenous Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi)Place of Origin:HawaiiKeywords:Royalty, Ritual implement, Ritual, Indigenous, Puʻukoholā, Hawaiʻi Island
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Abandoned eikonostasi
Tradition:OrthodoxPlace of Origin:GreeceKeywords:Shrine, Memorial, Architecture -
Eikonostasi
Tradition:OrthodoxPlace of Origin:GreeceKeywords:Shrine, Memorial, Architecture, Icon, Virgin Mary -
Eikonostasi
Tradition:OrthodoxPlace of Origin:GreeceKeywords:Shrine, Architecture, Memorial, Icon, Angels, Christ -
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Eruv near Mitzpe Yair
Date:2015 CETradition:JewishPlace of Origin:HebronSubject:EruvKeywords:Architecture, Space, Community, Shabbat, Sabbath, Borders -
A coca-cola can used as an eruv marker
Date:2015 CETradition:JewishPlace of Origin:HebronSubject:EruvKeywords:Architecture, Space, Community, Shabbat, Sabbath, Borders -
A plastic bottle used as an Eruv marker
Date:2015 CETradition:JewishPlace of Origin:HebronSubject:EruvKeywords:Architecture, Space, Community, Shabbat, Sabbath, Borders -
Eruv line in Abu Tor neighborhood
Date:2012 CETradition:JewishPlace of Origin:JerusalemSubject:EruvKeywords:Architecture, Space, Community, Shabbat, Sabbath, Borders -
Me’a She’arim Eruv
Date:2012 CETradition:JewishPlace of Origin:JerusalemSubject:EruvKeywords:Architecture, Space, Community, Shabbat, Sabbath, Borders