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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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Schmidt-Rottluff, KarlDate:1918 CETradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:GermanyRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Collection Société Anonyme 1941.675Subject:ChristKeywords:Christ, Print
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Funerary Relief of Abuna, Daughter of Nabuna
Date:ca. 170–230 CEMedium:limestone, pigment, high relief, carvingTradition:RomanPlace of Origin:PalmyraRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Edward B. GreeneKeywords:Portrait, Death, Sculpture, Palmyra, Text -
Carved Bowl with Monkey Scribe and K’awiil
Date:8th century CEMedium:ceramic, bas-relief, sculptingTradition:MayaPlace of Origin:ChocholaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, FundKeywords:Bowl, Animals, K'awiil, Scribe, Container, Deities -
Finial with bird-helmeted figure
Date:11th-15th centuries CEMedium:goldTradition:Tairona CulturePlace of Origin:ColombiaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Gift of Thomas T. Solley, B.A. 1950 2002.15.5Keywords:Sculpture, Jewelry, Animals -
Holy Trinity with the Virgin and Saints
Master of the Ashmolean PredellaDate:ca. 1390 CEMedium:tempera, gold leaf, panel paintingTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:FirenzeRepository:Yale University Art Gallery University Purchase from James Jackson JarvesSubject:TrinityKeywords:Painting, Crucifixion, Christ, Virgin Mary, Saints -
Male Figure
Date:19th century CEMedium:wood, leather, brass, feather, fur, fiber, woodcarvingTradition:Songye CulturePlace of Origin:KinshasaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection 2006.51.148Keywords:Sculpture -
Mask
Date:late 19th-early 20th centuries CEMedium:wood, pigment, woodcarvingTradition:TekePlace of Origin:BrazzavilleRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, CollectionKeywords:Mask, Ritual -
Human Figural Group
Date:18th-19th centuries CEMedium:wood, woodcarvingTradition:Dogon CulturePlace of Origin:MaliRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, CollectionKeywords:Sculpture -
Female Guardian Reliquary Figure (Bieri)
Date:19th century CEMedium:wood, brass, palm oil, fiber, woodcarvingTradition:FangPlace of Origin:GabonRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, CollectionKeywords:Sculpture, Protection, Remains / Relics -
Male Figure (Nkisi-Nkondi)
Date:18th-19th centuries CEMedium:wood, iron, cloth, fiber, tooth, porcelain, woodcarvingPlace of Origin:KinshasaRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, CollectionKeywords:Sculpture, Ritual, Power -
Headdress Representing a Water Spirit
Date:mid-late 20th century CEMedium:wood, textile materials, paint, cardboard, metal threadTradition:Temne, Ode-Lay associationPlace of Origin:Sierra LeoneRepository:Yale University Art Gallery Charles B. Benenson, B.A. 1933, Collection 2006.51.275Keywords:Mask, Ritual, Women, Water -
Iglesia de San Pedro (Church of Saint Peter), Seville
Date:16th century CEMedium:brick, azulejo, stonework, architectureTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:SevilleKeywords:Church, Saints, Nuns, Architecture