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Vajrakumara (?) and Consort, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century. Creator: UnknownVajrakumara (?) and Consort, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century
Orthodox priest blessing the soil, Russia. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London
Costume design for the ballet The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) by I. Stravinski, 1930. Private Collection
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
The Duk Duk society, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Young men being initiated before they can marry. The Duk Duk is a secret society of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New
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
Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. Artist: Baldwin SpencerArunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. For indigenous Australians, the corroboree comes closest to a modern concept of theatre
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)
Greek relief of a family sacrificingGreek relief of a family making an offer at an altar of Zeus. The father is holding a Patera
Midwinter Sacrifice. Creator: Carl LarssonMidwinter Sacrifice, Unknown date
Ritual Diadem Plaque with a Buddha Surmounting a Skull, 17th century. Creator: UnknownRitual Diadem Plaque with a Buddha Surmounting a Skull, 17th century
Dakini on a Gray Dog, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century. Creator: UnknownDakini on a Gray Dog, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century
Ritual Crown, 12th century. Creator: UnknownRitual Crown, 12th century
Interior of a Mosque at Cordova, c1880. Creator: Edwin Lord WeeksInterior of a Mosque at Cordova, c1880
Form of Palden Lhamo (?), Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century. Creator: UnknownForm of Palden Lhamo (?), Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century
Yellow Yama (?) and Consort on Bull, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century. Creator: UnknownYellow Yama (?) and Consort on Bull, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century
Minamoto no Yorimasa Preparing to Commit Suicide(He is not Danjo Matsunaga Hisahide), 1883Minamoto no Yorimasa Preparing to Commit Suicide (He is not Danjo Matsunaga Hisahide), 1883. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage
Yellow Yami (?) with Spear, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century. Creator: UnknownYellow Yami (?) with Spear, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century
Ritual Pellet Drum, c.18th century. Creator: UnknownRitual Pellet Drum, c.18th century
Seal Impression with Shri Lakshmi Lustrated by Elephants (Gaja-Lakshmi), 5th century. Creator: UnknownSeal Impression with Shri Lakshmi Lustrated by Elephants (Gaja-Lakshmi), 5th century. (To lustrate: to purify by means of religious rituals or ceremonies)
Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Chef des Patagons', c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-SauveurCostumes de Differents Pays, 'Chef des Patagons', c1797
Commemoration Thangka for Bhimaratha Rite, between c1850 and c1875. Creator: AnonCommemoration Thangka for Bhimaratha Rite, between c1850 and c1875
'Australian corobboree at Coollaminga; A ride across the frontier of Victoria', 1875. Creator: Philip A. Eagle'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]
Boy with a torch by a wood fire, 1924-1925. Creator: Marius BauerBoy with a torch by a wood fire, 1924-1925
Circumcision of Christ, Left Wing of an Altarpiece, on verso is the Virgin from an Annunciation scen CreatorCircumcision of Christ, Left Wing of an Altarpiece, on verso is the Virgin from an Annunciation scene, c.1515-c.1525. Other Title(s): Circumcision of Christ, Left Wing of an Altarpiece
'A Nocturnal "Pilou-Pilou" - New Caledonia; Some Account of New Caledonia', 1875. Creator: Unknown'A Nocturnal "Pilou-Pilou" - New Caledonia; Some Account of New Caledonia', 1875. From 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates
A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450. Creator: UnknownA Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450
Blue Deity from Yama's Retinue (?) Riding a Bull, Nyingmapa Buddhist... 18th-19th century. Creator: UnknownBlue Deity from Yama's Retinue (?) Riding a Bull, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card, 18th-19th century
Lustration of a Jina Rishabhanatha (Adinatha), Folio from a Bhaktamara... between c1800 and c1825. Creator: UnknownLustration of a Jina Rishabhanatha (Adinatha), Folio from a Bhaktamara Stotra (Hymn of the Immortal Devotee) (image 1 of 6), between c1800 and c1825
Saint Philip Baptizes the Eunuch, 1748. Creator: Jacob de WitSaint Philip Baptizes the Eunuch, 1748
Ritual Tube (Cong) with Masks, between c.2600 and c.2400 B.C.. Creator: UnknownRitual Tube (Cong) with Masks, between c.2600 and c.2400 B.C
Robert Jacob Gordon at the Kraal of the Khoisan Leaders Gronjam and Doroep, With An Ox Being Slaughtered As A Peace Ritual, 1779
St. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: UnknownSt. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899
Chinese day of sacrifice in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan BrandesChinese 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
Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan BrandesChinese 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'
"The Jordan" Epiphany Custom at St. Petersburg, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton"The Jordan" Epiphany Custom at St. Petersburg, 1856. Ceremony '...in commemoration of the baptism of Christ, on the 6th of January, on the ice of the Neva
Witches' Sabbath, 1636. Creator: Claes Jacobsz van der HeckWitches' Sabbath, 1636. Other Title(s): Allegory on the Vices
On the banks of the Yamuna in Brindaban, Krishna dances with the Gopis, 1800-1825. Creator: AnonOn the banks of the Yamuna in Brindaban, Krishna dances with the Gopis, 1800-1825. On the right pilgrims take a ritual bath
Ritual Slave Party on a Sugar Plantation in Surinam, 1706-1708. Creators: Dirk Valkenburg, Dionys VerburgRitual Slave Party on a Sugar Plantation in Surinam, 1706-1708
Ceremony of Scottish Freemasons, 1840-1870. Creator: UnknownCeremony 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
Unveiling tablet commemorating first settelment [sic] of Mass. Bay Colony, Stage Fort... c1907. Creator: UnknownUnveiling tablet commemorating first settelment [sic] of Mass. Bay Colony, Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, Mass. c1907. Tablet Rock
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold GentheTravel views of Japan and Korea, 1908
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold GentheTravel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Note: Possibly Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, World Heritage Site