Camel with Egyptian Rider Figure

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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.

Photo of Milly Harris (third from right) with companions, c. March 1898, taken during excursion to climb a pyramid in Egypt. Photo was glued into Milly’s diary record of her trip to Egypt. Harris family fonds, Archives and Special Collections, Western University.
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