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Human sacrifice in a sacred marae, TahitiHuman sacrifice in a sacred marae (Morai) or cemetery, Tahiti. Drummers at left, a hog-tied victim and two grave diggers digging a grave before a pile of human skulls and quivers of arrows
An Aztec priest removes a mans heart in a human sacrificeAn Aztec priest removes a mans heart in a ritual with an obsidian knife on a sacrificial stone and offers it to the god Huitzilopochtli. Several young acolytes hold down the victim
Sami people or Lapps. Jannes Holm in fur hat and collar, and his wife in fur-trimmed hat, Norway Laplanders. Hyperboreans or Finns
Aleut man of Unalaska and Itelmen man of KamchatkaAleut man of Unalaska in hat, and Itelmen man of Kamchatka in fur hat and collar. Oonalshka and Kamtchatka, Mongolic Race
Hidatsa warrior (Moennitarri) and Otoe chief. North American people: Moennitarre Indian and Oto Indian. After Karl Bodmers portraits for Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian of Neuwied
Ngate chief Te Kewiti and tattooed Maori man, New ZealandPortrait of Te Kewiti, son of Te Kauwain, young chief of the Maori Ngate Watnas, New Zealand, and portrait of a tattooed Maori, New Zealander, drawn in London by Agasse
Papua-Malay girl from the island of TikieneElau, a Papua-Malay girl from the cannibal island of Tikiene, and a man of Malakula, Vanuatu (Malicolo). Polynesians with elevated foreheads
Man and woman of the Garrow people, Indo-ChineseMan and woman of the Garrow people in bandana, hoop earrings and necklaces. Indo-Chinese tribe from east of the Brahmaputra River, Indo-China
Young Nubian woman and Ababde man. Ethiopian mixed-race people. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of the Human Species
Cutthroat man and woman from Bioko island (Fernando Po). People of the extinct Guanche people. From drawings by Captain Filmore
Portraits of San people, South AfricaPortraits of San (Bushman) woman and man, South Africa. The man was a private soldier in the Cape Rifles, drawn by Captain Nelson
Intestinal worms: Pork tapeworm, Taenia solium 1, a, b, c, and human polycephalus, Polycephalus hominis 2, d, e. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur
Human flea and louseHuman flea, Pulex irritans 1, and human louse, Pediculus humanus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795
Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Statuettes, including Harvesting, Mercury and Secession. Date: 1922
Lascars on British Ships: The Question of their Retention. " Human Salamanders" :The Lascar at Work and Play. Employed on board P&O Australian Line liners - working as Coal Stokers
General Tom ThumbCharles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883), known as General Tom Thumb, was a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum
Hand puppet, Rain in the Face, by the Lano familyPopular Art in the USA - hand puppet, Rain in the Face, by the Lano family. late 19th century
Cigar Store figure, Native American IndianPopular Art in the USA - Cigar Store Figure, Native American Indian. 19th century
Cast iron figure, Hitching PostPopular Art in the USA - cast iron figure, Hitching Post, used for tying horses to. late 19th century
Gnomes and Humans. 19th century
Confession of Japanese PenitentsConfession of Japanese penitents ( a person repenting their sins). If the penitents fail to make a proper confession, the priest causes the balance to project them down the mountainside. Date: 1844
A human peacock in his prideMr Cleveland Bronner, the American dancer and ballet master, appearing in a startling and beautiful Peacock Dance, and the Winter Garden and Century Roof, New York. Date: 1921
Alpha robot 1932Nickel-plated armour Alpha, an electronic robot, designed by H. May, that could read and answer simple questions, being shown at the Olympia Exhibition. 1932
Ornate Door Knocker, Florence, Italy
Roman standard bearersFierce protectors, holding long poles with a number of philarae (discs), topped with a manus (open human hand), symbolising the oath of loyalty taken by the soldiers. Date: Circa 55 BC
Dog in human clothing on a comic greetings card. Date: circa 1850s
Poster, Visit Paris -- two men with monocles and top hats, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Date: circa early 20th century
Poster, Foire de Paris, Paris Fair. Date: circa 1930s
Mothers and Babies, both human and feline
The Babe of Fire, original woodblock, by Frederick Carter, WThe Babe of Fire, original woodblock, by Frederick Carter, First World War. circa 1915
Silence in Heaven, by Frederick CarterSilence in Heaven, etching by Frederick Carter. 1925
Robot Godfrey at Health of the People exhibition 1948Front cover of the Illustrated London News, 15th May 1948 showing Godfrey, the mechanical man at the Health of the People exhibition at Marble Arch in 1948
Augustus Harris - The Theatre magazineAugustus Harris, British actor and dramatist, at the time of the debut of his play (co-written with Pettitt) Human Nature - in The Theatre Magazine, June 1886. 1886
Dr Deijmans Anatomy LessonEngraving after a painting by Rembrandt, showing a physician looking in detail at deceased mans brain
Cover design, Art & Publicity, Fine Printing & Design, Special Autumn Number of The Studio. Date: 1925
Poster advertising Barnum and Baileys amusements, with curious people and strange performances. Date: 1897
The Six Swans - Scene from The Six Swans. Elsa, throwing shirts over her brothers to permit them to regain their human form. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: 1909
SACRIFICE IN PANAMAFrancesco Fernandez reports a massive temple and human sacrifice in Panama or Nicaragua. Date: circa 1514
INDIAN BURIAL ALIVEAn Indian widow is buried alive beside her husband Date: 1737
FEAST OF TRIBUTESDAHOMEY Victims are slaughtered to please the gods at the Feast of Tributes Date: 1890
ITALIAN HUMAN SACRIFICEHuman sacrifice depicted in ancient Rome Date: BC
MEXICAN SACRIFICESMexicans sacrifice their prisoners to the idols of Tabasco Date: circa 15th century
SACRIFICE, DAHOMEYAt Dahomey, in the annual EK- QUE-NOO-AH-TOH-ME sacrifice of the annual HWAH-NOOEE-WHA festival, victims are seated in little boats and dropped from a height Date: 1876
SPANISH SACRIFICEDSpanish conquistadors captured by the Aztecs are sacrificed in their customary way, cutting the heart out of the living body, to the glory of the gods Date: 1519
GERMAN SACRIFICESAn ancient German priestess from the Jutland region waits with her knife as captured enemies are brought to be sacrificed beneath the sacred oak
WICKER MAN (2)The WICKER MAN in which the ancient Britons are supposed to have placed victims, setting it alight as a burnt offering to their gods Date: BC
WICKER MAN (1)The WICKER MAN in which the ancient Britons are supposed to have placed victims, setting it alight as a burnt offering to their gods Date: BC
CHILDREN SACRIFICEDMOLOCH the Phoenician deity to whom live children were sacrificed by fire Date: 7th century BC
