American contortionist and dancer <n>La Sylphe</n>, known for her serpentine dances.

Le Rollier vulgaire, an illustration by artist <n>Jacques Barraband</n>.

<n>Syrian Jewish Woman</n>, a print from circa 1907.

<n>Life of the Spirit</n> (1893-94), a painting by artist <n>Julius Kronberg</n>.

<n>Une colique lunaire</n>, an 1870 illustration by <n>Émile-Antoine Bayard</n> for <n>Jules Verne</n>'s "<n>Autour de la Lune</n>."

<n>Young Girls of Bethlehem</n>, c. 1870. Photo by <n>Felix Bonfils</n>.

<n>L'amour et Psyche</n> by artist <n>Eugène Thirion</n> (1839-1910).

<n>The Sea off Satta in Suruga Province</n>, a <n>ukiyo-e</n> woodblock print by <n>Utagawa Hiroshige</n>, 1858.

Interior by designers <n>John Rosselli</n> and <n>Furlow Gatgewood</n>.

<n>Judgment Night</n>, an illustration by <n>Virgil Finlay</n> for <n>C. L. Moore</n>'s story in <n>Astounding Science Fiction</n>, 1943.

Artwork for <n>Pusha T</n>'s 2015 single "<n>Untouchable</n>." Photo by <n>Fabien Montique</n>, art direction by <n>Joe Perez</n> for <n>DONDA</n>.

An <n>Arab woman</n> in <n>Egypt</n>, c. 1910.

A close-up of a pink <n>Stargazer lily</n>.

<n>Palestinian women</n> carrying water in <n>Ramallah</n>, Palestine, circa 1890.

<n>Whales and Dolphins Poster</n> published by <n>ScandPosters</n>.

<n>North Africa Oasis water carriers</n>, c. 1910-1920s.

A portrait titled <n>Egypt - Native girl</n>.

Women in <n>Palestinian heritage dress</n> in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, 1956.

A still from the 1910 silent film <n>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</n>.

A 1940 <n>Japanese postage stamp</n> depicting <n>Mount Fuji</n>. Photo by <n>Judith Epstein</n>.

<n>Japanese flying squid</n> postage stamp from the <n>Fish and Seafood Series</n>.

A <n>Peasant family of Ramallah</n>, Palestine, c. 1900-1910. Photo by the <n>American Colony Photo Dept.</n>

Palestinian women with water jars near Bethlehem, c. 1925. Photo by <n>Karimeh Abbud</n>.

A detail from the 1895 painting <n>At The Fountain</n> by artist <n>Albert Ritzberger</n>.