Human sacrifice among the ancient Peruvians (Incas). Priests flay the flesh of a living prisoner and distribute it to waiting men and women. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

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