Native American priest sacrifices or eviscerates a victim before an idol.
Year: 1774
From: Zárate, Agustin de, Histoire de la découverte et de la conquête du Perou, vol. I, Compagnie des libraires, 1774, p. 64
Location: John Carter Brown Library
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