Human sacrifice in Cassenge (Kasenje), Angola, 19th century. A young man is decapitated then quartered on a stage in front of the king, the Imbalanga Jaga, citizens, and three statues of gods. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jean-Baptiste Douville from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1834.

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