What This Section Gathers

This section holds the material culture of religion, the objects a tradition uses, wears or eats rather than the beliefs it holds or the figures it reveres. Sacred Objects & Ritual Items covers implements used in rite and devotion; Artifacts & Relics covers named physical survivals, often historically contested, tied to a specific event or figure; Religious Dress & Vestments covers what a tradition sets its adherents or officiants apart in; Religious Symbols and the related Adinkra Symbols of Akan visual proverb cover the graphic shorthand a tradition reads at a glance; Sacred Foods covers what is eaten, offered or forbidden.