Cultural Artifacts and Details

Intricate details of sacred items, traditional fabrics, and architectural elements reflecting diverse cultural heritages around the world.

Thailand, Chonburi Province, Khao Sam Muk Shrine. Statue of the Goddess Sam Muk. Detail of golden robes.

Sacred straw rope

Africa, Gambia. Capital city of Banjul. Typical hand painted African fabric.

China, Beijing, The Forbidden City. Hall of Supreme Harmony-door detail.

Detail of Shroud of Turin in Duomo (cathedral)

Wat Pho temple. Traditional thai medicine. Senprathansib theory. Thai massage. Bangkok. Thailand.

Incense burning in Chinese temple, low angle view, close-up

Priest's stole . Roman Catholic church. France.

CRISTO GOTICO-DET MEDIO CUERPO-MADERA. Location: COLEGIATA DE LA ASUNCION. Pastrana. Guadalajara. SPAIN.

cap Close-up of Tutsa sub tribe cap Close-up of Tutsa sub tribe of Tangsa tribe at Namdapha Eco Cultural Festival, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 5671479

Thailand, Chonburi Province, Khao Sam Muk Shrine. Statue of the Goddess Sam Muk. Detail of golden robes.

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1913 - Balkans, Greece, Bulgaria - Stéphane Passet - (August 30 -October 21) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, Orthodox Church, inner view, monastery, object of worship, religious architecture, Religion , Habitat , Architecture, Mont-Athos, Vatopediou, Reliquaire du Bois de la Croix

Muslim prayer beads and catholic rosary. Interfaith symbol.

Japan, Tokyo, Meiji Shrine, Momteshiki (Archery Festival)

Asia, Japan, Wakayama, Katsuura, Kumano Nachi Shrine

Traditional Athabaskan cradleboard swing made from birch bark would rock a baby to sleep. Alaska

Asia, Japan, Wakayama, Takahara, Kimono Detail at the Emaki Gyoretsu Festival

Shrine

A Hand Holds Carved Handiwork; Copan, Honduras

Window and decoration at Cao Dai temple. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

The Kirpan is a ceremonial sword or dagger carried by baptized Sikhs. It is a religious commandment given by Guru Gobind Singh (the tenth Guru of Sikhism) at the Vaisakhi Amrit Sanchar (a holy religious ceremony that formally baptizes a Sikh) in 1699, all baptised Sikhs (Khalsa) must wear a Kirpan at all times along with other Articles of Faith. Although not all those who identify themselves as Sikhs carry a Kirpan, it is one of the five articles of faith required to be worn by baptized Sikhs.

Wedding robe (uchikake) with design of standing curtains, maple trees, and large drum, late 19th century, Unknown Japanese, 71 1/2 × 50 1/8 in. (181.61 × 127.32 cm), Silk with gold embroidery, Japan, 19th century, The owner of this robe wore her love of The Tale of Genji on her sleeve, so to speak. Instead of an illustration, however, the combination of nonfigural motifs on this robe represents a collective evocation of a specific moment from the Tale. In this case, maple trees and a large drum, along with standing curtains (a type of room divider) point to a scene early in the Tale in which 19-year-old Genji and a friend perform a dance in a palace garden beneath a maple tree. Genjis youthful beauty and talent are so magnificent that his dancing partner is rendered inconsequential: 'A nondescript mountain shrub beside a blossoming cherry,' as recounted in the Tale. The scene is also rife with unspoken emotions and drama. For starters, the performance has been organized by Genjis fat

TheAnnunciation. Artist: Fra Angelico, Italian, ca. 1395-1455

Close-up of Hebrew script on a menorah

Charpoy in house of birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, Gujarat, India, Asia India Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox -

Woodcarvings from a church in Möörufell, Iceland. Dated 11th Century

Nomadic Peoples. Siberia. Scythian Kurgan. Reconstruction of costumes, based on the finds from the main burial of barrow Arzhan-2. Culture of Tuva. Royal necropolis. 7th-6th century BC. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Punic civilization, Votive stele with engraving depicting a priest carrying a child to rituareligionlreligious ritual sacrifice (Molek-sacrifice) fom Carthage, Tunisia, detail

Beautiful examples of the Ottoman Calligraphy art

Hospitality

Paper idols of Mexico. Part of a series of paper idols that depict a range of icons from the devil to aspects of nature. From Mexico.

Thailand, Central Thailand, Wat Pho. The hand of a Buddha at Wat Pho in Bangkok.

Fort Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Inside A Tipi

Catholic church. Tabernacle and Crucifix, Jesus on the cross. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Foot of Buddhist protector deity in entryway of the Tang Dynasty Wenshu Monastery - Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China

Rolled Reed Screen in Meiji Shrine

Rangoli India Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox

GREECE, Northeastern Aegean Islands, SAMOS, Vathy (Samos Town): Interior of Hillside Profitis Ilias Church, Votive Candle Holders

Chaldean Christian in Misdar Latin church, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Priest attending a traditionalist Catholic pilgrimage, Paris, France, Europe

Judaica Symbols - Prayer Shawl

The golden Buddha at the temple of Wat Pho in the city of Bangkok in Thailand in Southeastasia.. ASIA THAILAND BANGKOK WAT PHO

Confession booth in a church, Italy

Batik Design of St. Lucia

Ndebele wall art, Mpumalanga

Wat Pho temple. Traditional thai medicine. Senprathansib theory. Thai massage. Bangkok. Thailand.

Wat Pho temple. Traditional thai medicine. Senprathansib theory. Thai massage. Bangkok. Thailand.

Virgin's foot squashing a snake in Saint-Nicolas de Vroce church

Buddist bell

Tu An buddhist temple. Vesak celebration. Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha. Bathing infant Buddha to Purify the heart.

Papua New Guinea, Tufi. Traditional handmade tapa cloth, made from the paper mulberry tree, hand painted with natural dyes using geometric patterns distinctive to each village. Wet color drying in the sun. (Large format sizes available)

Dress 4th century Coptic. Dress 475102

Prayer wheel at Thiksey Monastery at Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India Copyright: xNirbhayxJain/DinodiaxPhotox

Native Americans,ornamented dress , Crow Fair, Crow Agency, Crow Indian Reservation, Montana, USA PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA

Religious symbols of Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, Orthodoxy, Protestant, Buddhism and Hinduism. Interreligious, interfaith dialogue and spirituality concept,

Purim celebration. Scroll of Esther, known as the Megillah.

Gudi Padva celebrated as new year day Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

Pere Bernés / Cruz de Játiva (detalle), 1361. Catedral de Santa Maria de Girona. Author: PERE BERNES (S. XIV).

Turmeric water covered face of 57 feet high statue of lord Bahubali known as Gomateshvara in Mahamasthakabisheka celebration, Sravanabelagola in Hassan district of Karnataka, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Altar Frontal (Italy); linen

Smoking censer hangs by altar boy. Catholic mass. France.

INTERIOR-DET MOSAICO BIZANTINO-PATO ALIMENTANDOSE DE PLANTAS. Location: IGLESIA DE LOS PANES Y LOS PECES. TABGHA. ISRAEL.

Japan, Nara, Horyuji Temple, curtain

Sacred straw festoon

Italy, Piedmont, Turin. Shroud of Turin in Duomo (cathedral) Italy.

Textiles and decorations of White Hmong Tribe, Northern Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha's hand. Dharmikarama temple. Penang

Judaica Symbols - Prayer Shawl

Close-up of a Jewish prayer shawl

HABITO DE MARIANA DE JESUS - SIGLO XVI. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN JOSE. Toledo. SPANIEN.

Tibetan blue graphic design on white curtain Norbulinka Monastery Dharmshala Himachal Pradesh India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Montenegro, Cetinje. Former Capital of Montenegro, Cetinje Monastery (b.1484 & rebuilt 1785), Icons and Votive Candles

Rattle Staff: Three Figures (Ukhurhe) 19th century Edo peoples At its origins, the centralized city-state of Benin was founded by Edo-speaking peoples. The accounts by official court historians and descriptions provided by visitors evoke a vibrant cultural center continually redefined by its leadership through shifting internal and external power dynamics. According to oral tradition, circa 1300, Edo chiefs are reputed to have reached out to the leader of neighboring Ife, Oranmiyan, to establish a new divinely sanctioned royal dynasty. Since then, the investiture of Benins rulers to the title of obas has conferred upon them at once a role of chief priest officiating in important religious ceremonies and presiding over an elaborate structure of palace officials. During the fifteenth century reign of Oba Ewuare, Benins armies were formed and the fortification of its capital with a massive wall undertaken. In parallel, delegations of Portuguese traders assiduously sought to secure exclu

MALI, SEGOU, PRODUCTION OF TRADITIONAL BAMBARA BOGOLAM MUD CLOTH, FABRIC BEING PREPARED FOR DYEING

Italy, South Tirol, Trentino, Alto Adige, Vinschgau, Sonnenberg, Naturns, Christ Figur in the Schnatzhof, detail

Wooden peacock carving in a shrine, Toshu-gu Shrine, Nikko, Honshu, Japan

Tabernacle of the chapel of Maison Bakhita, a catholic center for migrants in Paris, France

Replica of the gold cherubim on the ark of the covenant, timna park arabah israel

Buddhist prayer flags at the Taktsang Monastery, Paro, Paro District, Paro Valley, Bhutan

Sri Vishnu, Brahmin, Mysore.. Photographs. 1868 - 1875. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. India, Indigenous peoples , India, Manners & customs , India

Japan, Shikoku, Matsuyama, Ishite-ji Temple, buddhist, religion

Phom warrior in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Sacred straw festoon

Traditional Athabaskan dome shaped dwelling covered with caribou hides called a wickiup used mainly during hunts. Chena Village, Alaska (PR)

Artful carvings and dryed food at the roof beam of a house in Hongcun, Huang Shan, China, Asia

Aahir tribeswoman embroidering intricate traditional patterns in very fine chain stitch, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794-1185). Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper; This scroll is part of the 600-volume Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. The sacred text addresses the perfection of wisdom and the nonsubstantiality of all phenomena, or the emptiness of all things. It takes the form of Shakyamuni Buddhas preaching at four locations. This scroll is from the Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Lines, which occupies the first 400 volumes. At one time, religious clergy kept all the scrolls in a lacquered wood repository on view nearby. They are now too fragile to open and we will conserve them over time.

Glass of water, and christian cross during Lent. A solemn religious observance that begins on Ash Wednesday.

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende. Two wooden crosses against red wall.

Holy Quran book with red tasbih ( muslim prayer beads ) with star and crescent.

Shrine

Lanna Silver Sword on a man wearing Tai Lu patterend sash over ceremonial dressNorthern Thailand

Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea area, Tuam Island, Tuam village. Island church with painted beam.

Jianshan Temple, Yangshuo County, China; Chinese Writing

Spain, Madrid, souvenir penitentes, miniature Spanish religious procession figures

Gunga Sahai, brahmin (Hindoo), Meerut.. Photographs. 1868 - 1875. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. India, Indigenous peoples , India, Manners & customs , India, Clothing & dress, Meerut (India)

Diwali deepawali Festival Diwali deepawali Festival , Akash kandil diwali lantern, india Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 8848296

The cover of the Holy Quran (Koran) with the 99 names of Allah in arabic calligraphy. Hamsa, Eye of Fatima, Hand of Fatima amulets.

Jikoin Temple in Japan

Sacred straw festoon

Greensboro, Alabama, The Safe House Black History Museum. A Ku Klux Klan robe, donated to the museum by a Klansman who repented. The museum is based in a house where Dr Martin Luther King Jr took refuge while being hunted by the Ku Klux Klan shortly before his assassination. The museum documents the local struggle for equality.

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