The Secret Museum of Mankind
Publisher: Manhattan House 1935
ISBN/ASIN: 0879059125
ISBN-13: 9780879059125
Number of pages: 576
Description:
Cannibals. Fakirs. Crime and punishment. Rituals. Slaves, cults and customs. Warriors and weapons. Equestrians and equilibrists. Musicians and mendicants. Dance, dress, undress and body modification. Structures, conveyances, beasts. This is The Secret Museum of Mankind.
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