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The Paris Colonial Exhibition (or 'Exposition coloniale internationale', International Colonial Exhibition) was a six-month colonial exhibition held in Paris, France in 1931 that attempted to display the diverse cultures and immense resources of France's colonial possessions.
Dancers of the Cambodian Royal Ballet travelled to France in 1906 for the Exposition Colonial de Marseille. Billed as the 'Royal Dancers of King Sisowath', they caused a sensation across France and Europe. Here, represented on the front cover of Le Petit Journal for 24 June, 1906, they are pictured performing 'The Dance of the Nymphs of the Forest'.
Spahis were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The modern French Army retains one regiment of Spahis as an armoured unit, with personnel now recruited in mainland France. Senegal also maintains a spahi regiment as a presidential escort, the Red Guard.