
a saints' hand
sculpture of a saint's hand, most likely containing parts of the actual relics inside of it

votive offerings
glass cabinet on display showing wooden models for wax casts in the front

wooden lung as votive offering

assorted votive offerings
traditional casts in red wax displayed on the left, offerings worked in thin silver on the right

a view into the room on relics

a view into the room on relics

assorted relics of third order
a glass cabinet displaying scrap-figures and editable chits as relics of third order

offerings to the elements
a glass cabinet displaying traditional folk-offerings to the spirits representing the forces of nature

assorted votive offerings
votive offerings from both Catholic as well as pagan background

traveling shrine
a tiny traveling shrine made from printed cloth or paper

relics of third order
example of relics created by placing printed paper on top of an actual body part or relic of a saint and allowing it to 'soak up' the spirit presence

more third order relics
further examples of the creativity that went into creating, conserving and carrying with on one's body

example of a 'Schabfigur'
a black madonna in form of a scraping-figure, i.e. people would scrape off tiny amounts and mix it into their food

example of 'Schluckbildchen'
a beautiful example of an assortment of editable relics - tiny chits of paper that had been placed upon a first order relic and were meant to be dissolved in drinks or eaten as they are

example of relic crosses
interesting selection of various crosses that had been turned into relics

wearable relics
relics that were meant to be worn as medallions - but could also be used to scrape off dust and to be drunken or eaten with normal food















