Madonna and Child Table Altar
Date:
1997 CEMedium:
gilding, cherry, woodcarvingTradition:
ChristianPlace of Origin:
WhitmanRepository:
Kurt Tavares PhotographyKeywords:
Altar, Wood, Carving, Triptych, Virgin Mary, ChristYou 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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Annunciation
Date:2000 CEMedium:mahogany, woodcarvingTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:WhitmanRepository:Kurt Tavares PhotographySubject:AnnunciationKeywords:Sculpture, Virgin Mary, Angels, Christ -
D’mba Drum
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:wood, pigment, hide, woodcarvingTradition:Baga CulturePlace of Origin:GuineaRepository:Collection of Dr. Larry J. and Barbara K. SchulzKeywords:Drum, Instrument, Ritual, Royalty, Court -
Akye Ancestor Figure
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:wood, glass, woodcarvingTradition:Akye CulturePlace of Origin:Ivory CoastRepository:Collection of Dr. Larry J. and Barbara K. SchulzKeywords:Ancestor veneration, Sculpture -
Aztec Maiden
Ottinger, George MartinDate:1881 CEMedium:oil paint, canvasTradition:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)Place of Origin:UtahRepository:Springville Museum of Art, Gift of Ardelle H. Ashworth FamilyKeywords:Aztec, Maya, Painting, Indigenous, Book of Mormon -
Handknit green sweater worn by a young girl
Date:1940s CEMedium:yarn, cloth, knittingTradition:JewishPlace of Origin:L'vivRepository:United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Marian and Kristine KerenKeywords:Holocaust, Family, Children -
Jane (A Murder)
Date:2005 CEMedium:paper, book jacketsPlace of Origin:United StatesRepository:Soft Skull PressKeywords:Murder, Poetry, Book, Text -
Female Head
Date:18th-19th centuries CEMedium:terracottaTradition:Akan CulturePlace of Origin:GhanaRepository:Yale University Art GalleryKeywords:Sculpture -
Mask (Gbona Gla)
Date:late 19th-early 20th centuries CEMedium:wood, feather, hide, hair, tusk, tooth, cloth, woodcarvingTradition:Wè CulturePlace of Origin:Ivory CoastRepository:Yale University Art GalleryKeywords:Mask, Ritual -
Ritual Display Screen
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:tortoise shell, horn, fiber, wood, rattan, palm leaf, boneTradition:Ejagham CulturePlace of Origin:NigeriaRepository:Yale University Art GalleryKeywords:Ritual -
Shrine Piece/Headdress (a-Tshol)/Ngach/Elek
Date:late 19th-early 20th centuries CEMedium:wood, woodcarvingTradition:Baga Culture, Nalu, BulungitsPlace of Origin:GuineaRepository:Yale University Art GalleryKeywords:Ritual, Headdress, Shrine -
Processional Cross
Date:mid-late 18th century CEMedium:bronzeTradition:Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchPlace of Origin:GonderRepository:Yale University Art GalleryKeywords:Cross, Ritual, Virgin Mary, Christ, Procession