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A figure dressed as half male and half female, holding a fan in one hand and a ritual object in the other. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 581401iPart of: A collection of Indian costumes, types and occupations. Gouache paintings by an Indian artist.- Pictures
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Nine female deities (?) performing a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577122i- Pictures
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Fourteen couples with sacrificial vessels perform a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577120i- Pictures
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Vishnu, Brahman and three other deities perform a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577133i- Pictures
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Four priests consult some writings and perform a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577131i- Pictures
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A column emerges from the sacrificial fire as eighteen deities perform a yagna, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577124i- Pictures
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Vishnu, Lakshmi (?), Brahman, Shiva and two priests perform a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577127i- Pictures
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A man sits on a high chair in front of a table surrounded by others: they watch two men in the middle of the floor perform a ritual. Etching by J. Barlow, 1790, after S. Collings.
Collings, Samuel.Date: Feb.1. 1790Reference: 32406i- Pictures
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Trimurty, the three headed Shiva, sitting with eight other priests (?) perform a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577136i- Pictures
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A ritual execution whereby a victim kneels on the ground with his hands tied at the back having a spear thrust through his left shoulder, presumably piercing the heart. Wood engraving by G.-L. Devos after E. Riou.
Riou, Édouard, 1833-1900.Reference: 43571i- Pictures
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Ganesha, along with five other priests and deities or Kings (?), one beheaded, performs a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577130i- Pictures
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A man prays to Brahman, Vishnu and Shiva and another deity as they perform a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577132i- Pictures
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A four armed deity (?) sitting with five priests and five other deities or kings (?) performing a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 577126i- Digital Images
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Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea
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Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea
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Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea
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Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea
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Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea
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Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea
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Egyptian Papyrus, Hieratic funerary liturgy 300-30 BC
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Egyptian Papyrus, Hieratic funerary liturgy 300-30 BC
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Egyptian Papyrus, Hieratic funerary liturgy, 300-30 BC
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Tibetan MS 42, leaves from a musical score
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Ancestoral effigy; Solomon Islands
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The circumcision of Christ.