A human sacrifice in a Morai in Tahiti (Otaheite). Captain James Cook watches as a dead body is buried under a platform in the Morai. A dog is killed and held over a fire to remove its hair. Tahitian men play drums and sit cross-legged before the ritual. Sacrifice humain qui eut lieu dans un des morais d'O-Taiti. Copperplate engraving directed by Robert Benard after an illustration by John Webber from the French translation of Captain James Cook's Third Voyage, Troisieme Voyage de Capitaine Cook, Hotel de Thou, Paris, 1785.
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A human sacrifice in a Morai in Tahiti (Otaheite). Captain James Cook watches as a dead body is buried under a platform in the Morai. A dog is killed and held over a fire to remove its hair. Tahitian men play drums and sit cross-legged before the ritual. Sacrifice humain qui eut lieu dans un des morais d'O-Taiti. Copperplate engraving directed by Robert Benard after an illustration by John Webber from the French translation of Captain James Cook's Third Voyage, Troisieme Voyage de Capitaine Cook, Hotel de Thou, Paris, 1785.