The Camel Driver
Entry ID
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28 (10/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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The Camel Driver
Previous title(s)
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'A Camel Driver: Moor from Mauretania, NW Africa, Semitic Arab Type'
Description of the sculpture
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Bronze portrait head of a man from Mauretania with medium length afro hair, a goatee beard and thin moustache. The head is elevated on a square black stone base.
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Type of object
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Head
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height (overall): 37cm
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Width (overall): 29 cm
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Depth (overall): 29 cm
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Height (base): 12 cm
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Width (base): 17 cm
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Depth (base): 17 cm
Materials
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Bronze
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Stone (unidentified)
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Patination
Overall colour
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Monochrome – other
Inscriptions
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Front of base: ‘The Camel Driver. / Marguerite Milward. / Purchased, 1933 / Francis Edmond Bequest.’
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: specific individual but not currently identifiable
Attributes
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None
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Uncertain
Clothing
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No clothes included (head)
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking outwards (engaging viewer)
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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c. 1925 - 1949
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Original purpose
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Decorative
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Didactic / Propagandistic
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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ABDAG004653
Provenance history
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1933: purchased by Aberdeen Art Gallery with income from the Francis Edmund Fund
Notes
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Head is light bronze in colour with some areas of oxidation.
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 Moorish Camel Driver |
Related objects | E22 Man-Made Object |
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/48, . (no date) ‘The Camel Driver’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/318
