Night Watch
Puryear, Martin
Date:
2012 CEMedium:
maple, oriented strand board, willowRepository:
Image courtesy of Matthew Marks GalleryKeywords:
African American, Craft, Movement, Sculpture, WoodworkingYou are here
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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Pashmina Carpet with Gateway-and-Millefleur Pattern
Date:ca. 1750-1799 CEMedium:cotton, cashmere, pile weave, weavingTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:KashmirRepository:The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1970Keywords:Carpet/Rug, Plants, Islam, Textile, Weaving, Ornamentation -
Mass-Produced Prayer Rug
Medium:synthetic fiberTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:MeccaRepository:Private CollectionKeywords:Carpet/Rug, Commercial, Islam, Prayer, Textile -
Section of a Qur'an Manuscript
Umar AqtaDate:late 15th-early 16th centuries CEMedium:ink, gold, paper, watercolor, calligraphy, religious textsTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:SamarqandRepository:The Metropolitan Museum of Art Anonymous Gift, 1972Subject:Quran (Qur'an)Keywords:Calligraphy, Text, Manuscript, Quran (Qur'an), Scripture -
"Senneh" Prayer Rug (Janamaz)
Date:late 18th-early 19th centuries CEMedium:cotton, wool, thread, weavingTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:SanandajRepository:The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1970Keywords:Carpet/Rug, Islam, Prayer, Textile, Weaving -
Silk Prayer Rug (Janamaz)
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:silkTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:IranRepository:Private CollectionKeywords:Carpet/Rug, Prayer, Islam, Textile, Weaving -
Termeh Prayer Rug (Janamaz)
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:silk, woolTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:IranRepository:Private CollectionKeywords:Carpet/Rug, Islam, Prayer, Textile, Weaving -
The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat As-Sakhrah, Kipat Hasela)
Date:691 CEMedium:porcelain, aluminum bronze, faience tile, marble, architectureTradition:Christian, Islamic, JewishPlace of Origin:West BankRepository:See NotesKeywords:Architecture, Mosque, Worship, Pilgrimage -
The Fabulous Creature Buraq
Date:ca. 1660-1680 CEMedium:gold, gold leaf, paper, watercolor, watercolor paintingTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:GolcondaRepository:The Metropolitan Museum of Art Purchase, Rogers Fund, Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Gift, in memory of Richard Ettinghausen, and Ehsan Yarshater Gift, 1992Subject:BuraqKeywords:Animals, Illustration, Islam, Portrait, Women, Painting -
The Prophet's Mosque (Al-Masjid al-Nabawi)
Date:622 CEMedium:brass, marble, variegated marble, architectureTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:MedinaRepository:See NotesKeywords:Architecture, Islam, Mosque, Pilgrimage, Worship -
Stations of the Cross
Storm, KatroDate:2009 CEMedium:acrylic paint, canvas board, wood, spray paintingTradition:Anglican, Roman Catholic, LutheranPlace of Origin:BridgeportSubject:Stations of the CrossKeywords:Cross, Crucifixion, Painting, Lent, The Passion, Christ -
Kaaba (Ka'aba)
Date:ca. 2130 BCEMedium:cloth, silk, metal, granite, limestone, marble, architecture, pilgrimages, religious ceremoniesTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:MeccaRepository:See NotesKeywords:Architecture, Islam, Mosque, Pilgrimage, Worship