Art, Symbol & Imagination
Ship of the Desert: The Camel
A camel with one large hump stands against a plain pale background. Its long neck and heavily rounded body fill the composition. The caption gives the familiar metaphor Ship of the Desert.
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Illustrator not identified. "Ship of the Desert: The Camel" [editorial title]. In Mount Sinai Temple: Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Mount Sinai Temple. Limited commemorative edition of 500 copies, 1910, 1910, E. J. Hall Publishing Co.. Source scan leaf 139. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0506-0138
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A historical image from an American fraternal organisation’s commemorative volume. Its theatrical desert imagery reflects the organisation’s period visual language.
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Illustrator not identified. Ship of the Desert: The Camel. Mount Sinai Temple: Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Scan leaf 139. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0506-0138