Human sacrifice in Tahiti, artwork

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Human sacrifice in Tahiti, artwork

Human sacrifice in Tahiti. Artwork of the British explorer Captain James Cook (lower right) watching the final stages of a two-day human sacrifice in Tahiti in 1777. At centre, the body has been tied to a post and brought to a morai, a sacred place used for burial and worship. The grave is being dug in the background, in front of skulls of previous sacrifices. At left, seated priests pray to the god Oro. At bottom right, a dog is being sacrificed over a fire. This image is based on artwork by John Webber, Cooks official artist

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1700s 18th Century Anthropological Anthropology Captain Ceremony Chief Dead Body Death Explorer Killed Pacific Polynesian Priest Religion Religious Ritual Rituals Tahiti 1777 Human Sacrifice James Cook John Webber Mono Chrome Morai Sacrificed Tahitian

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