A Human Sacrifice, in a Morai, in Otaheite
- Description:
- engraving on paper 287 x 488 mm - 25 J. Webber del. [title] W. Woollett sc. One week into Cook’s stay in Matavai Bay in Tahiti a dispute between several rival chiefs came to a head, resulting in the killing of a slave who was then ritually sacrificed both to precipitate the conflict and to honour the war-god Oro. While Cook was loath to get invo...
- Display date:
- 1784
- Location:
- Society Islands / Tōtaiete mā
- Format:
- StillImage
- Collections:
- Auckland Art Gallery Collection
- Content partner:
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Availability:
- Not specified
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