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Object Number
60-42-50/13190.1.2
Display Title
Sied Affende, groom or stable hand
Descriptions
Object Description
written on board: "Egypt / 60-42"; stamped on board: "Division of Anthropology / Harvard University"; printed on photograph: "Sied Affende. (Egyptian Camel Boy.) / This man, who was a groom, or stable hand, at his home in Cairo, had for his duties not only the care of the animals under his charge, but also the office of / running before, or at the side, of his master when he went out to ride, bearing in his hand a highly colored and decorated staff, and wearing a beautiful costume, / embroidered in gold, his dark features being crowned on state occasions by a snowy turban. The cleverness of the camel drivers and donkey boys of Egypt is / frequently mentioned by travelers, but not always in a complimentary manner. Sometimes they are spoken of as bright, obliging and intelligent, but quite as often one" (continued under remarks)
Department
Photographic
Date
1894
Culture
- North African styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Egypt
Dimensions
Overall: 35.2426 × 25.0826 cm (13 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
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