Art Resource - AR927466

Hypnotic trance induced during Voodoo dance rites, Louisiana, USA, 1886.

AR924918

Human sacrifice, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, 1912. Artist: Anon

Human sacrifice, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, 1912. Decapitation of a victim tied to a stake in front of the image of a Voodoo god during a Voodoo ceremony. The woman, accused of killing 16 people, claimed in her defence that she was a High Priestess and was performing a religious rite. Voodoo is a mixture of African religions and Roman Catholicism. From Le Petit Journal. (Paris, 21 April 1912).

Unique Identifier AR927466

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2714px × 3855px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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