Human sacrifice. Native American plunges a knife into another's chest. Two bodies hang, a statue of an idol or devil on a pillar stands at left
Year: 1554
From: Pedro Cieza de León, Parte primera de la chronica del Peru, Antwerp, Iuan Steelsio, 1554, pag. 48
Edited by: Chiara Petrolini
Related Documents:
The Nature of Moche Human Sacrifice: A BioArchaeological Perspective
in: urrent Anthropology, v. 46 (2005), issue 4: pp.521–549.
Native American priest sacrifices or eviscerates a victim before an idol. (1774)
from: Zárate, Agustin de, Histoire de la découverte et de la conquête du Perou, vol. I, Compagnie des libraires, 1774, p. 64
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