"Devotional objects" refers to items or symbols that are used for religious worship or spiritual devotion. They hold significant meaning and are often used as a way to connect with a higher power or express one's faith. Full definition
The resulting practice remains difficult to name and is quite distant to the academic sculptural traditions of the time, it links more to the vernacular traditions of making devotional objects in Podhale, the region of Poland where he lived. (studiovoltaire.org)
I'm thinking about a color relationship where the paint isn't just naming something, but also transcending itself... Hopefully, what comes across in my work is a kind of heightened devotional object that has a radiant presence. (painters-table.com)
With shamanistic inspiration from both African American history and art history, many of Johnson's more recent works employ these materials in a way that suggests an indefinite form of mysticism and a role as devotional objects. (arthaps.com)