Bédouin et Chamelier

Alternate Title:

Bedouin and Camel-driver

Description:

1 photograph; b&w

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection

Physical Description:

24.8 x 19.7 cm ( 9.75 x 7.75 in).

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Two men--one on a camel and the other standing at the side.; The photograph is in a book with a typed description in French and English. The French description: "On ne rencontre en Syrie que le chameau à une bosse. Les Bédouins l'emploient comme monture, pour les grands parcours du désert, mais surtout comme bête de somme. Le chameau, hargneux par nature, se plaint quand on le charge; pour le faire taire, les chameliers ont l'habitude de lui enlever ostensiblement un léger paquet mis en plus de la charge normale, et cette diminution de poids dérisoire suffit à calmer l'animal qui redevient alors grave et silencieux." The English translation: "We only find the camel with one hump in Syria. The Bedouins use it to ride for long journeys in the desert but more especially as a beast of burden. The camel, who is cross-grained by nature, grumbles when he is loaded. In order to pacify him, the drivers are in the habit of ostensibly taking off a light package which has been put on over and above the usual load, and this laughably small reduction of weight suffices to quieten the animal who again becomes grave and silent." The initials "B+P SC" are printed at the right. Writing at the bottom left has been blacked out.; The photograph was not catalogued by Lazard--it was catalogued at LKCAJS.; Condition: Good

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)