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:
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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.
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Material Objects
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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 -
Mural Decoration
Daugherty, James HenryDate:ca. 1918-1920 CEMedium:oil paint, burlap, oil painting, mural paintingPlace of Origin:United StatesRepository:Yale University Art GalleryKeywords:Mural, Painting -
St. Roch Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans
Date:19th century CEMedium:brick, marble, monumental stone, architectureTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:New OrleansKeywords:Cemetery, Saints, Death, Stations of the Cross -
Shrine of St. Roch, New Orleans
Date:1876 CEMedium:plaster, flower, architecture, panel painting, texts, religious texts, votive tabletsTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:New OrleansKeywords:Shrine, Saints, Chalkware, Healing, Miracle, Ex-voto -
Chapel with Nativity Altarpiece
Medium:paint, wood, panel painting, woodcarvingTradition:EpiscopalianPlace of Origin:New HavenRepository:The Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. JamesSubject:NativityKeywords:Chapel, Nativity, Church, Prayer, Painting, Stained glass -
Columbarium, The Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. James
Medium:wood, furniture makingTradition:EpiscopalianPlace of Origin:New HavenRepository:The Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. JamesKeywords:Church, Columbarium, Death, Furniture -
The Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. James
Medium:wood, stone, floor tile, panel painting, architecture, woodcarving, information signsTradition:EpiscopalianPlace of Origin:New HavenRepository:The Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. JamesKeywords:Ritual, Church, Architecture -
Reredos, The Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. James
Medium:wood, woodcarvingTradition:EpiscopalianPlace of Origin:New HavenRepository:The Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. JamesKeywords:Ritual, Church, Reredos -
Female Ancestral Mask (Ndoli Jowi/Nòwo)
Date:late 19th to mid 20th centuries CEMedium:wood, woodcarvingTradition:Mende, Sande AssociationPlace of Origin:Sierra LeoneRepository:Yale University Art GalleryKeywords:Mask, Ritual