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