Baptismal Font

Baptismal Font Bottom by JMUHIST on Sketchfab Baptismal Font Top by JMUHIST on Sketchfab Pictured is a baptismal font located in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It was used to baptize infants from around 1907 to 1995. The font was in use...

Daruma Doll

Daruma 1 by JMUHIST on Sketchfab   Daruma dolls are small ornately decorated figurines that serve as a material representation of the origins of the Zen/Chan Buddhist tradition. The monk Bodhidharma, known as Daruma in Japan, is held as the founder of the...

Pendant of Saint Cristopher

St. Chris’ Boy by JMUHIST on Sketchfab   This pendant shows St. Christopher carrying a child on his back attempting to cross a body of water, who according to Christian theology, later reveals himself to be Jesus Christ. Around the perimeter of the pendant,...

Hijab

hijab 2.2 by JMUHIST on Sketchfab An ordinary, plain strip of fabric has increasingly become the basis for political and social controversy within the last several decades. A purple cotton scarf is pictured above, wrapped around a hollow structure in order to...

Podium

Podium 2 by JMUHIST on Sketchfab In and outside of religious spaces, podiums communicate authority. Whether located in churches, classrooms, political arenas, or other various spaces, podiums provide a space for an authoritative speaker to deliver an authoritative...