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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Dahabiyeh at Luxor
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Held by the artist.

Dahabiyeh at Luxor

Artist/Maker (Italy, 1825-1906)
Datelate 19th century (printed 1992)
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsSight: 9 1/2 x 12 in. (24.1 x 30.5 cm)
Mat: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number2006.34.1.10
    DescriptionThis unsigned plate is attributed to Antonio Beato. The dahabiyeh, a “house barge,” was recommended to Baedeker’s Egypt guide as late as 1929 as the perfect accommodation for “travelers to whom independence of action and economy of time are more important than economy of money.” The vessels rode low in the water, with passenger rooms, a dining salon, a library, and even a piano, located aft. The raised deck was reserved for the use of passengers, and the lower deck was frequented by the crew of the craft. Dahabiyehs were slow-traveling vessels, and men and animals had often to tow them against the current of the Nile. As temperatures rose in the spring, the demand for the boats decreased, and most of the crews returned to summer farming until autumn again brought the return of tourists.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Antonio Beato
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Donald K. Sultan
    1989
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Winslow Homer
    1889
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Isaac Frankel
    1986
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    1784-1786
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mortimer Borne
    1937
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 1000-1550 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Aztec
    ca. 1350-1521
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Aztec
    ca. 1350-1521