10.25377/sussex.7235513.v1
Freja Howat-Maxted
Freja
Howat-Maxted
Leila Sansour
Leila
Sansour
Jacob Norris
Jacob
Norris
Camels laden with olive wood, c.1898-1914
University of Sussex
2019
Olive wood carving
Bethlehem Crafts collection
Bethlehem camels
Middle Eastern and African History
Middle Eastern and North African history
2019-05-31 08:02:36
Figure
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<div>This is a digital reproduction of a black and white photographic print held in the Library of Congress.</div><div><br></div><div>The
image is a photograph of camels transporting olive tree branches for
use in the carving of devotional objects and Holy Land souvenirs. Bethlehem has been known for its olive wood carving for
centuries. Along with mother-of-pearl, olive wood devotional objects formed the
basis for the emigration explosion out of the town in the 19th and early 20th
centuries when Bethlehem merchants began to sell the goods around the world. <br></div><div><br></div><div>This image exists as part of the Bethlehem Crafts collection in the Planet Bethlehem Archive. </div>