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Background imageRitual Collection: Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) by I

Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) by I. Stravinski, 1930. Private Collection

Background imageRitual Collection: The Girl. Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) by I

The Girl. Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) by I. Stravinsky, 1912. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageRitual Collection: Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree

Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922

Background imageRitual Collection: The Duk Duk society, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920

The Duk Duk society, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Young men being initiated before they can marry

Background imageRitual Collection: Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1300 BC

Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1300 BC. The mummy of Hunefer is shown supported by the god or a priest (wearing a jackal mask)

Background imageRitual Collection: Vajrakumara (?) and Consort, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card

Vajrakumara (?) and Consort, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Orthodox priest blessing the soil, Russia

Orthodox priest blessing the soil, Russia. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

Background imageRitual Collection: Ultrafashionable lady. Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) by I

Ultrafashionable lady. Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) by I. Stravinsky, 1912. Found in the collection of the State Central A

Background imageRitual Collection: Greek relief of a family sacrificing

Greek relief of a family sacrificing
Greek relief of a family making an offer at an altar of Zeus. The father is holding a Patera

Background imageRitual Collection: The Presentation in the Temple; Hours of Simon de Varie, 1455. Creator: Dunois Master

The Presentation in the Temple; Hours of Simon de Varie, 1455. Creator: Dunois Master
The Presentation in the Temple; Hours of Simon de Varie, 1455

Background imageRitual Collection: Bishop Engilmar Celebrating Mass; Benedictional, about 1030-1040. Creator: Unknown

Bishop Engilmar Celebrating Mass; Benedictional, about 1030-1040. Creator: Unknown
Bishop Engilmar Celebrating Mass; Benedictional, about 1030-1040

Background imageRitual Collection: The Presentation in the Temple; Gospel Book, 1583. Creator: Ghoukas

The Presentation in the Temple; Gospel Book, 1583. Creator: Ghoukas
The Presentation in the Temple; Gospel Book, 1583. Additional Info:Gospel Book

Background imageRitual Collection: The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches, 1796. Creator: Henry Fuseli

The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches, 1796. Creator: Henry Fuseli
The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches, 1796

Background imageRitual Collection: Lemminkäinen's Mother, 1897. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Lemminkäinen's Mother, 1897. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Lemminkainen's Mother, 1897

Background imageRitual Collection: Dancing Kikuyu Warriors, 1909. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Dancing Kikuyu Warriors, 1909. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Dancing Kikuyu Warriors, 1909

Background imageRitual Collection: The Ecclesiastical Council at Rome, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Ecclesiastical Council at Rome, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Ecclesiastical Council at Rome, 1870

Background imageRitual Collection: Candlemas at St. Peter's, Rome, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Candlemas at St. Peter's, Rome, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Candlemas at St. Peter's, Rome, 1870

Background imageRitual Collection: The Papal Great Council at Rome: Reading Out The Decrees, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Papal Great Council at Rome: Reading Out The Decrees, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Papal Great Council at Rome: Reading Out The Decrees, 1870....the act of formally reading out the decrees of the Council, as performed by the Secretary, Monsignor Fessler

Background imageRitual Collection: Consecration of the Suffragan Bishop of Nottingham, 1870. Creator: C. R

Consecration of the Suffragan Bishop of Nottingham, 1870. Creator: C. R
Consecration the Ven. Henry Mackenzie, D.D. as Suffragan Bishop of Nottingham, 1870

Background imageRitual Collection: Blessing the Paschal Lambs in the church of St. Agnes, Rome, 1870. Creator: W. H

Blessing the Paschal Lambs in the church of St. Agnes, Rome, 1870. Creator: W. H
Blessing the Paschal Lambs in the church of St. Agnes, Rome, 1870. The two Paschal lambs to be killed at Easter for the Pope's table are blessed on St. Agnes Day, Jan

Background imageRitual Collection: The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), 1893-94. 1893-94

The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), 1893-94. 1893-94
The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), 1893-94. Tahitian ritual upa upa dance held in secret, in defiance of colonial authority

Background imageRitual Collection: Laying the Foundation-Stone of the new Masonic Temple at Shanghai, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Laying the Foundation-Stone of the new Masonic Temple at Shanghai, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Foundation-Stone of the new Masonic Temple at Shanghai, [China], 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. W

Background imageRitual Collection: Launch of the Victoria, iron-clad frigate built for the Queen of Spain at Blackwall

Launch of the Victoria, iron-clad frigate built for the Queen of Spain at Blackwall, [London], 1865

Background imageRitual Collection: Fumée D'Ambre Gris (Smoke Of Ambergris), 1880. Creator: John Singer Sargent

Fumée D'Ambre Gris (Smoke Of Ambergris), 1880. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Fumee D'Ambre Gris (Smoke Of Ambergris), 1880. A woman holds part of her elaborate garment over a silver censer to capture the perfumed smoke of smoldering ambergris

Background imageRitual Collection: Fortune telling with wreaths on Trinity Day in Ukraine

Fortune telling with wreaths on Trinity Day in Ukraine, 1860. Private Collection

Background imageRitual Collection: Midwinter Sacrifice. Creator: Carl Larsson

Midwinter Sacrifice. Creator: Carl Larsson
Midwinter Sacrifice, Unknown date

Background imageRitual Collection: Ritual Diadem Plaque with a Buddha Surmounting a Skull, 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Ritual Diadem Plaque with a Buddha Surmounting a Skull, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Ritual Diadem Plaque with a Buddha Surmounting a Skull, 17th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Dakini on a Gray Dog, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card

Dakini on a Gray Dog, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Ritual Crown, 12th century. Creator: Unknown

Ritual Crown, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Ritual Crown, 12th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Interior of a Mosque at Cordova, c1880. Creator: Edwin Lord Weeks

Interior of a Mosque at Cordova, c1880. Creator: Edwin Lord Weeks
Interior of a Mosque at Cordova, c1880

Background imageRitual Collection: Form of Palden Lhamo (?), Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card

Form of Palden Lhamo (?), Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Yellow Yama (?) and Consort on Bull

Yellow Yama (?) and Consort on Bull, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Minamoto no Yorimasa Preparing to Commit Suicide(He is not Danjo Matsunaga Hisahide)

Minamoto no Yorimasa Preparing to Commit Suicide(He is not Danjo Matsunaga Hisahide)
Minamoto no Yorimasa Preparing to Commit Suicide (He is not Danjo Matsunaga Hisahide), 1883. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

Background imageRitual Collection: Yellow Yami (?) with Spear, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card

Yellow Yami (?) with Spear, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Ritual Pellet Drum, c.18th century. Creator: Unknown

Ritual Pellet Drum, c.18th century. Creator: Unknown
Ritual Pellet Drum, c.18th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Seal Impression with Shri Lakshmi Lustrated by Elephants (Gaja-Lakshmi)

Seal Impression with Shri Lakshmi Lustrated by Elephants (Gaja-Lakshmi), 5th century. (To lustrate: to purify by means of religious rituals or ceremonies)

Background imageRitual Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Chef des Patagons

Costumes de Différents Pays, Chef des Patagons
Costumes de Differents Pays, Chef des Patagons, c1797

Background imageRitual Collection: Commemoration Thangka for Bhimaratha Rite, between c1850 and c1875. Creator: Anon

Commemoration Thangka for Bhimaratha Rite, between c1850 and c1875. Creator: Anon
Commemoration Thangka for Bhimaratha Rite, between c1850 and c1875

Background imageRitual Collection: Australian corobboree at Coollaminga; A ride across the frontier of Victoria

Australian corobboree at Coollaminga; A ride across the frontier of Victoria, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageRitual Collection: Boy with a torch by a wood fire, 1924-1925. Creator: Marius Bauer

Boy with a torch by a wood fire, 1924-1925. Creator: Marius Bauer
Boy with a torch by a wood fire, 1924-1925

Background imageRitual Collection: Circumcision of Christ, Left Wing of an Altarpiece

Circumcision of Christ, Left Wing of an Altarpiece, on verso is the Virgin from an Annunciation scene, c.1515-c.1525

Background imageRitual Collection: A Nocturnal 'Pilou-Pilou' - New Caledonia; Some Account of New Caledonia

A Nocturnal "Pilou-Pilou" - New Caledonia; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageRitual Collection: A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450. Creator: Unknown

A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450. Creator: Unknown
A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450

Background imageRitual Collection: Vajrakumara (?) and Consort, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card

Vajrakumara (?) and Consort, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Blue Deity from Yama's Retinue (?) Riding a Bull

Blue Deity from Yama's Retinue (?) Riding a Bull, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Yellow Yami (?) with Spear, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card

Yellow Yami (?) with Spear, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Lustration of a Jina Rishabhanatha (Adinatha)

Lustration of a Jina Rishabhanatha (Adinatha), Folio from a Bhaktamara Stotra (Hymn of the Immortal Devotee) (image 1 of 6), between c1800 and c1825

Background imageRitual Collection: Yellow Yama (?) and Consort on Bull

Yellow Yama (?) and Consort on Bull, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Saint Philip Baptizes the Eunuch, 1748. Creator: Jacob de Wit

Saint Philip Baptizes the Eunuch, 1748. Creator: Jacob de Wit
Saint Philip Baptizes the Eunuch, 1748

Background imageRitual Collection: Ritual Tube (Cong) with Masks, between c.2600 and c.2400 B.C.. Creator: Unknown

Ritual Tube (Cong) with Masks, between c.2600 and c.2400 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Ritual Tube (Cong) with Masks, between c.2600 and c.2400 B.C

Background imageRitual Collection: Robert Jacob Gordon at the Kraal of the Khoisan Leaders Gronjam and Doroep

Robert Jacob Gordon at the Kraal of the Khoisan Leaders Gronjam and Doroep, With An Ox Being Slaughtered As A Peace Ritual, 1779

Background imageRitual Collection: St. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

St. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
St. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageRitual Collection: Chinese day of sacrifice in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Chinese day of sacrifice in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Chinese day of sacrifice in Batavia, 1779-1785. Tsingbing Festival. Detail of hats. Paper houses to be burned. High priests in a pagoda. Altar with incense and offerings of pigs heads

Background imageRitual Collection: Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Ceremonies during the Tsingbing Festival. An altar. Man with gong and a burnt offering. Ceremony with major, capitains, lieutenants

Background imageRitual Collection: 'The Jordan' Epiphany Custom at St

"The Jordan" Epiphany Custom at St. Petersburg, 1856

Background imageRitual Collection: Witches Sabbath, 1636. Creator: Claes Jacobsz van der Heck

Witches Sabbath, 1636. Creator: Claes Jacobsz van der Heck
Witches Sabbath, 1636. Other Title(s): Allegory on the Vices

Background imageRitual Collection: On the banks of the Yamuna in Brindaban

On the banks of the Yamuna in Brindaban, Krishna dances with the Gopis, 1800-1825. On the right pilgrims take a ritual bath

Background imageRitual Collection: Ritual Slave Party on a Sugar Plantation in Surinam

Ritual Slave Party on a Sugar Plantation in Surinam, 1706-1708

Background imageRitual Collection: Ceremony of Scottish Freemasons, 1840-1870. Creator: Unknown

Ceremony of Scottish Freemasons, 1840-1870. Creator: Unknown
Ceremony of Scottish Freemasons, 1840-1870. Wine and oil are poured onto a stone on which lies corn. The scene takes place on a construction site, with metal girders above

Background imageRitual Collection: Unveiling tablet commemorating first settelment [sic] of Mass

Unveiling tablet commemorating first settelment [sic] of Mass. Bay Colony, Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, Mass. c1907. Tablet Rock

Background imageRitual Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageRitual Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageRitual Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageRitual Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Note: Possibly Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, World Heritage Site

Background imageRitual Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Note: Possibly Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, World Heritage Site

Background imageRitual Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Note: Possibly Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, World Heritage Site

Background imageRitual Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Note: Possibly Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, World Heritage Site

Background imageRitual Collection: Pastor Sören blows out the candle on the New Year's Eve

Pastor Sören blows out the candle on the New Year's Eve
Pastor Soren blows out the candle on the New Year's Eve, 1898-1902

Background imageRitual Collection: Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908

Background imageRitual Collection: Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908

Background imageRitual Collection: Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908

Background imageRitual Collection: Le retour du pelerinage; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Le retour du pelerinage; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Le retour du pelerinage; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageRitual Collection: The Installation of the Duke of Clarence at Reading as Provisional Grand Master of the Berkshire F Creator: Unknown

The Installation of the Duke of Clarence at Reading as Provisional Grand Master of the Berkshire F Creator: Unknown
The Installation of the Duke of Clarence at Reading as Provisional Grand Master of the Berkshire Freemasons, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Background imageRitual Collection: Silver Communion Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Lena Nastasi

Silver Communion Plate, c. 1936. Creator: Lena Nastasi
Silver Communion Plate, c. 1936

Background imageRitual Collection: Silver Chalice, c. 1936. Creator: Lena Nastasi

Silver Chalice, c. 1936. Creator: Lena Nastasi
Silver Chalice, c. 1936

Background imageRitual Collection: The New Bard, 6 August 1946, (1947). Creator: Unknown

The New Bard, 6 August 1946, (1947). Creator: Unknown
The New Bard, 6 August 1946, (1947). Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) is admitted to the circle of the Bards of Wales during the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Mountain Ash

Background imageRitual Collection: Radogost the God, 1913. Creator: Masek, Karel Vitezslav (1865-1927)

Radogost the God, 1913. Creator: Masek, Karel Vitezslav (1865-1927)
Radogost the God, 1913. Private Collection

Background imageRitual Collection: Ceremonial Hanging/Shroud (Porisitutu), Indonesia, . Creator: Unknown

Ceremonial Hanging/Shroud (Porisitutu), Indonesia, . Creator: Unknown
Ceremonial Hanging/Shroud (Porisitutu), Indonesia

Background imageRitual Collection: Chalice Cover, Spain, 1701/25. Creator: Unknown

Chalice Cover, Spain, 1701/25. Creator: Unknown
Chalice Cover, Spain, 1701/25

Background imageRitual Collection: Altar Frontal depicting The Resurrection with Four Saints

Altar Frontal depicting The Resurrection with Four Saints, Germany, late-15th century

Background imageRitual Collection: Courtesans of Maruya, from the book 'Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters

Courtesans of Maruya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), " vol. 2, Japan, 1776

Background imageRitual Collection: Ding Lan (Tei Ran), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China

Ding Lan (Tei Ran), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageRitual Collection: Part of an Antependium (Depicting The Last Supper), Germany, 1300/10. Creator: Unknown

Part of an Antependium (Depicting The Last Supper), Germany, 1300/10. Creator: Unknown
Part of an Antependium (Depicting The Last Supper), Germany, 1300/10

Background imageRitual Collection: Middle Temple Hall - Mr. Serjeant Miller's Farewell, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Middle Temple Hall - Mr. Serjeant Miller's Farewell, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Middle Temple Hall - Mr. Serjeant Miller's Farewell, 1850. Lawyers ceremony in London. Mr. Miller...has just been elevated to the degree of Serjeant-at-Law



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