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  • A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava in the Friendly Islands. Lithograph by A. Noël after L.A. de Sainson.
  • An unidentified Qajar monarch in ceremonial dress with sword, seated on a gold chair. Gouache painting by a Persian artist, Qajar period.
  • A Hindu ascetic, or holy man: with a rod piercing his cheeks, and holding some ceremonial objects. Wood engraving, ca. 1890 (?).
  • Siberia: a Tungus medicine man in ceremonial dress, standing holding a drum. Photograph, ca. 1920 (?) of a photograph by Marya Czaplicka, 1914/1915.
  • Siberia: a Tungus medicine man in ceremonial dress, seated holding a drum. Photograph, ca. 1920 (?) of a photograph by Marya Czaplicka, 1914/1915.
  • A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava and obeisance to the king in Tongatapu, Tonga. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Minusinsk, Siberia: a Tartar medicine man or shaman in ceremonial dress with a covered face, holding a drum. Photograph, ca. 1920 (?) of a photograph, 1900/1915.
  • Scenery to be used in a toy theatre: a rocky overhang, a palm tree and vegetation, trees and bushes and a ceremonial fire casket decorated with dragons. Lithograph.
  • World War One nurses, with arms outstretched, stand with soldiers on the steps of a large building during a ceremonial occasion, New York City. Photograph by Underwood & Underwood, 1918.
  • A man carrying a ceremonial object stands next to a tableau of rocks, a camel, decorated headgear and other animals set on an ornate base. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Scenery to be used in a toy theatre: garlanded pillars, ceremonial fire, a rocky overhang, a palm tree and a cloth forming a tent with a drum and spear nearby. Lithograph.
  • Two women at a shrine; a kite is resting on a box and bundle on the right; part of a ceremonial gate is visible on the left and a stone lantern is seen beyond. Colour woodcut, ca. 1800.
  • The procession of Francis Goodchild, Lord Mayor of London, in an elegant ceremonial coach, watched by a crowd on the ground and Frederick, Prince of Wales, with his consort, on a balcony. Engraving by Thomas Cook after William Hogarth, 1795.
  • The birth tale of Candakumara: on the left, the god Indra descends from heaven to destroy a ceremonial parasol marking an evil ceremony created in order to sacrifice the hero Prince Candakumara. To the right Candakumara on the throne; he is about to be sacrificed on a pyre by the three evil brahimns who are seated before him
  • A circumcision ceremony
  • Wellcome Building, cornerstone laying ceremony invitation
  • Prehistoric rock painting representing rain ceremony.
  • The procession to the ploughing ceremony
  • The procession to the ploughing ceremony
  • The ploughing ceremony with the baby Bodhisatta mediating
  • Well dressed group of people, possibly a marriage ceremony.
  • China Mail, 25th July 1892, concerning graduation ceremony
  • The ploughing ceremony with the baby Bodhisatta mediating u
  • Sarawak: a peace-making ceremony between two Kayan tribes. Photograph.
  • A Russian marriage ceremony. Etching by Hall after S. Wale.
  • A pagan ceremony. Etching by or after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.
  • A Chinese ceremony. Brush drawing by Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • A Portugese Jewish circumcision ceremony. Engraving, 1741, after B. Picart, 1722.
  • A Portugese Jewish circumcision ceremony. Engraving, 1741, after B. Picart, 1722.
  • Different signs used during the pooja ceremonies and morning devotions. Lithograph.