Camel with Egyptian Rider Figure
Image 1 and 2: Photograph of Camels at Pyramids, Egypt (1898). Photo by Milly Harris. Photo was glued by Milly into her travel diary, seen here. Harris family fonds, Archives and Special Collections, Western University.[10]
Image 3: Camel with Egyptian Rider Figurine (c.1897)
Camel with Egyptian Rider Figure
Date: c.1897
Created: Egypt
Medium: painted metal
Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.75 cm
This small-scale Egyptian figurine of a camel with rider was acquired in Egypt during the Harris’ world trip. Milly Harris’ diary entry from March 1898, quoted below, reveals her enjoyment of riding a camel.
“On our return we mounted camels and rode back to the Pyramids. My camel was 6 years old and was not uncomfortable to ride. I trotted but that shook me up, I thought the camel a much maligned animal!”
Milly Harris’ diary entry, Monday March 21, 1898, Cairo, Egypt.
