1893 Print Polynesian Star Dancers Chicago World's Fair ORIGINAL HISTORIC FAR1 TBW1 the Pempelia semirubella

the Pempelia semirubella

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"Le Rendez-Vous (The Meeting)"

This is an original 1922 black and white halftone print of a triptych by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Utogawa Hiroshige entitled View of the Rapids of Awa no Naruto

This is an original 1796 hand-colored copper engraving of the Chara vulgaris

1893 Print Polynesian Star Dancers Chicago World's Fair ORIGINAL HISTORIC FAR1 TBW1 the Pempelia semirubellaA Polynesian Star Company. This is an original 1894 halftone print showing the Polynesian Star Company, a popular attraction at the fair. The master of these groups of dancers is the Sultan. Many of these dancers are Fijians, Tongoese, Samoans and other tribes of the Pacific islands. There are commonly seen with bangles and similar ornaments as well as their bright red ballet skirts made of colored bark. (Please note that, typical of halftone prints,