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| Picture No | 10063724 |
| Date | circa 1860 |
| Description | FIJI LIVE BURIAL |
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A Fiji king is buried alive, since, although he still moves, speaks and eats, his family believe his spirit has already left his body, and his movements are only mechanical
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| Source | engraving by an unnamed artist in Wood's Natural History, page 296 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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