Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Banana Leaf Offered in Hospitality
A group gathers beside small boats on a wooded shore while one figure raises a long leaf. Le Plongeon’s illustration list identifies a banana leaf as a token of hospitality in an image taken from Captain Cook’s Atlas.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Banana Leaf Offered in Hospitality" [editorial title]. In Queen Moo and the Egyptian Sphinx, Augustus Le Plongeon. 1900 historical edition, 1900, Published by the author. Source scan leaf 95. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0537-0095
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The historical source proposes speculative ancient geography or cultural connections. Reproducing its images does not establish its claims about Atlantis, Lemuria or relationships among ancient cultures.
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Illustrator not identified. A Banana Leaf Offered in Hospitality. Queen Moo and the Egyptian Sphinx. Scan leaf 95. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0537-0095