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CAMELSTan Sri Azman Hashim’s Collection,

1982-2011

An expression of gratitude to the main contributors of this camel collection coffee table book:~ Syed Anuar Syed Ali~ Madeline Stella Joseph~ George Wong~ Liz Tan Li Xin

Also, a special thanks to Mdm Suzy Chan for her captioning and editing this publication and Cik Bazlin Zainudin who actually tags all the camels in our collection.

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Front cover A heavily laden leather camel carrying two rolled-up carpets, three decorated boxes and a brass water jar with sequined anklets on four legs and a bell hung at the neck.

Height: 18 cm, Length: 16 cm

Location: Office Area, Level 26, Bangunan AmBank Group, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0448

The camel, a creature of strength and endurance, is an ode to God’s most resilient creations and is celebrated as an emblem that has

defined the AmBank Group throughout the years.


1982-2011

The world of the collector is a never ending one. Being a collector myself, I understand the passion and zeal of the collector’s journey – with no end in sight, we stubbornly continue to pursue our love for collectibles although others may deem ours a lost cause. But, as any collector will tell you, each collectible that you seek out, is presented with, or chance upon brings an element of pure satisfaction and joy that you are left with no other feeling but to soldier on for the next one.

My love for camels began quite by coincidence. Little did I know that my one-off purchase of a camel-shaped transistor radio many years ago would snowball into a massive collection of the beautiful creature. Nor did I predict it would ignite some latent passion in me to become a collector, animated with the slightest broach of the subject. In retrospect, perhaps it seemed appropriate to begin a camel collection since the camel was already the chosen mascot for the Arab-Malaysian Banking Group, as the AmBank Group was formerly known.

Foreword

A suitable Christmas tree decoration of a plastic camel complete with a colourful hollowed-out saddle in between the two humps.

Height: 7.5 cm, Length: 8 cm

Location: Office Area, Level 26, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0438

2 Tan Sri Azman Hashim’s Collection, 1982-2011

My collection of camels is by no means a selfless journey. Throughout the years, I have had the fortuitous bit of luck in having colleagues, families and friends who have shared my passion in collecting and added to that initial camel transistor radio. My collection has amused and bemused many, ranging from the everyday stuffed camel soft toy to one as exotic as a handcrafted camel made of glass presented to me by my staff.

This book is by no means an attempt to rationalise the collection or make it into a study of science and the collector’s enthusiasm. Rather, the book has been put together as a loving dedication to those who have enjoyed and shared my passion in my camel collection, and to thank them for their many thoughtful contributions, as well as showcase the assembly of camel paraphernalia that I have amassed throughout the years. It is also a book that I hope will encourage others to understand the fun and passion this hobby brings. Mine may not be a complete journey, but the excitement and anticipation of finding that next camel – how or what that will be – will continue to drive me forward with zest.

A John Biccard charismatic skintone Camel Head in marble suspended on a steelpost embedded in a wooden stand. It has sad doe-like black eyes and wears a head gear, in lofty contemplation of The Seven Pillars of Wisdom – looking more spiritual than all the three Magi put together. The artist describes “the enigmatic smile which plays in the corner of his mouth is the smile of a camel which has passed through the eye of a needle. So serene is his composure and detachment that he is spirited off to transcendental realms denied to the likes of us – encumbered as we are by all our wordly baggage. His smile is the smile of Gnosis – of real knowledge as opposed to mere belief.” (Purchased in Sandton City, South Africa by Tan Sri Azman Hashim in 1995.)

Height: 24 cm, Length: 13.5 cm

Location: Tan Sri Azman Hashim's Guest Room, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0392


Tan Sri Azman HashimChairmanAmBank Group

Kuala Lumpur15 June, 2012

Stylised fibreglass silver camel with two humps mounted on a black lacquer platform purchased from a local home décor store.



Reference: 0398


Contents

A gold-plated round plate featuring a walking camel carrying a warrior holding a gun astride a crystal saddle next to a palm tree laden with crystal fruits.


Location: Banking Hall, Ground Floor, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0203

02 Foreword

06 Prologue

07 The Camels Metal

Crystal & Glass Semi-Precious Stone Ceramic & Porcelain Wood & Leather Premium Items & Stuffed Toys


Ships of the Desert

The camel has been known as the Ship of the Desert for its overwhelming resilience and ability to navigate arid desert environments. Well adapted for the dry landscape, camels can travel great distances without food or water for long periods of time.

Historically, camels have played an important role among the Arab societies. The camel is a symbol of wealth for the Arabs, providing them with milk, hair, leather, meat and mobility. And, in nomadic societies, a herd of camels is also a sign of the tribe’s wealth and can be often traded for food, weapons or other necessities.

There are numerous mentions of the camel in the Islamic society in the Holy Qur’an. When Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) migrated to Medina, his first task was to erect a mosque.

The Prophet relied on the Grace of Allah to guide his camel to the spot on which the Muslims’ first mosque would be built.

Prophet Salih (peace be upon him) was also mentioned in the Holy Qur’an as the Messenger sent to the people of Thamud. The symbol of his message was the she-camel which his people hamstrung rather than provide water as they had been asked. The she-camel is seen as a symbol of submission to God and a gift from Allah the Mighty Creator.

The camel today remains one of the most unique of the world’s animals. Its long, strong legs and powerful muscles allow it to carry heavy loads for long distances. It can carry as much as 150 kilogrammes in load and typically travel about 40 kilometres a day.

Well-rounded in its capabilities, the camel is seen as a symbol of resilience, strength and endurance.

Since 1982, the camel was chosen as the symbol for Arab-Malaysian Development Bank. What began as a mascot for its savings box has today become the icon of the Group. Not only has the camel become synonymous with the Group’s red and yellow corporate colours but, the mascot also embodies the Group’s continued integrity and has symbolised the Group’s position as Malaysia’s preferred banking group with regional capability and international connectivity.

This book is a collection of all manner of camels in the Group’s possession. Some have been given as well-thought gifts while others were procured by Tan Sri Azman Hashim during his many travels abroad. From stuffed cuddly toys to Swarovski-studded figurines, including a six feet high mother-son stuffed camel purchased for RM34,000, this book is an ode to one of God’s most resilient creations and a celebration of the emblem that has defined the AmBank Group throughout the years.

Prologue


This elegant 1920s sherry decanter was purchased by Ms Sui Lai, SUILAI UK Property Services at the famous Portobello Road Market, London. The standing camel is carrying a Bohemian cut galss decanter keg complete with gold-plated handles and four matching glasses.


Location: Tan Sri’s Office, Level 26, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0046


A miniature light gold coloured bronze camel in a walking stance with its saddle chiselled with a floral pattern, which can also be used as a Chinese brush holder, from China.


Location: The Camel Collection, Level 49, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0101

A gold coloured heavy brass camel with decorated saddle bags of fish and wine bottles. Purchased by Tan Sri Azman Hashim at an antique shop in Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya.



Reference: 0227


A gold-plated brass camel presented in a glasscase with a heavily enamelled saddle for two resting on a blanket. The camel has an exaggerated curved neck, decorated with gold coloured reins. A gift from Mr S A Raju, Venus Assets Sdn Bhd on the occasion of the Official Opening of Bangunan Arab-Malaysian in 1987.


Location: Managing Director’s Guest Room, Level 49, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0023

A caravan of brass strolling camels led by a Bedouin set on a yellow marble slab approaching an oasis. Purchased in Morrocco.


Location: Conference Room, Level 48, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0325


A desert scene of four camels resting amongst palm trees.



Reference: 0059

A gold-plated camel on a wooden pedestal.



Reference: 0061


A gold coloured brooch studded with round and rectangular cubic zirconia stones all over its body with green and red coloured pieces for its eyes.



Reference: 0216

A gold coloured brass single hump standing camel with the design of its blanket in red and blue chiselled on its sides.



Reference: 0351

Three miniature gold coloured brass camels with painted blankets over their single humps.

Camel (back): Height: 8 cm, Length: 10 cm

Camels (front): Height: 8 cm, Length: 10 cm

Location: Banking Hall, Ground Floor, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0114, 0120, 0126


A brass gold camel-shaped ashtray with a three groove depression in centre, floral motifs chiselled over its entire body with a raised hump and its two legs tucked underneath. Height: 9 cm, Length: 13.5 cm


Reference: 0079

A running long-legged brass camel transporting precious stones.



Reference: 0075


A gold-coloured brass camel with a blue coated rider astride an orange saddle, saddle bags and bedroll embelished with white cubic zirconia. The four legs of the camel are plated in shiny gold colour and four bells are hung by the side of its studded rein. Height: 13 cm, Length: 14 cm

Location: Tan Sri Azman Hashim’s Guest Lounge, Level 26, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0462

An intricately carved wood piece dipped in gold paint of a royal sheikh astride an equally elegant camel with a head crown.


Location: Receptionist Area, Level 15, Bangunan AmBank Group, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0484


A dark gold coloured brass camel with a raised hump and exaggerated circular hooves in a standing position.



Reference: 0226

One of many in the collection of brass camels with intricate carving chiselled all over its single hump, neck and legs.


Location: Banking Hall, Ground Floor, Menara Dion, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0279


A gold coloured metal camel in a standing position and mounted on a black wooden stand. It has a small plate protruding from its neck.



Reference: 0346

A Bedouin sitting astride a brass camel with a flowing robe.



Reference: 0135

A plain gold coloured brass camel with a raised hump and very short tail.



Reference: 0141


A gold coloured brass camel with a patterned body.



Reference: 0113

A dark gold coloured metal camel with a patterned body.



Reference: 0124


A miniature enamelled camel with a cloisonné body up until its lower neck. The hump has a lidded container for use as an inkwell.

Height: 6.5 cm, Length: 5.5 cm


Reference: 0143

A miniature gold coloured metal camel with a white crystal encased as a hump and mounted on a wooden stand.



Reference: 0182


A Bedouin astride a camel and holding an eagle. This time, a more magnificient piece – an obviously old Bedouin sits astride a bright gold coloured heavy bronze camel, with a facetted white glass crystal in the mid section of the camel’s body. The rider is holding on his left hand an eagle with wings spread out and on his right, a whip held by gold coloured chain with dangling white conical glass, decorated in the same way as the seven pieces hung on the blanket edge. All these are mounted on a round glass plate with stars and ribbed ribbon designs all around the edge of the plate.


Location: Tan Sri Azman Hashim’s Guest Lounge, Level 26, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0231


A gold coloured metal camel with facetted white crystal in mid body topped by a gold coloured four-angled canopy on its hump.



Reference: 0198

A bright gold coloured camel with a removable green hump lined with white cubic zirconias.



Reference: 0218


A gold coloured mirror plate featuring a camel with a crystal tummy underneath two palm trees with two crystal fruits. A gift from Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, Country Heights.



Reference: 0205


A brass camel with a saddle for two across its hump and a metal chain as rein. A gift from His Excellency Rajendra Singh Rathore, former High Commissioner of India to Malaysia.



Reference: 0127


Bronze coloured laughing camel with two humps in a kneeling position.



Reference: 0142

Camel in bronze with two humps in an upright position mounted on a plate.



Reference: 0149


A miniature dark silver metal camel with saddle meant for two over a patterned body.



Reference: 0116

A miniature gold coloured bronze camel in a sitting position with a single hump, heavy for its size.



Reference: 0354

A plain brass camel on a black wooden stand.



Reference: 0176


A laughing camel figurine made in Italy in 24 carat gold-plated in a kneeling position with a felt pedestal over its hump and adorned with a blanket painted brightly in red, purple and green with tassles. The rein and saddle are of jade green. Purchased from Benson & Hedges Golden Gallery in 1994 for RM6,000 as a 55th birthday gift to Tan Sri Azman Hashim by Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor, their children and their first granddaughter, Serena.



Reference: 0417

A “Sultana” camel designed by Jay Strongwater in cast iron with tapestry embellished with multicoloured semi precious stones and bronze coloured dangling bells at the neck (a gift from Dato’ Desmond Lim, Malton Bhd).



Reference: 0407


A plain light gold coloured metal camel with one hump and outstretched tail, devoid of decorations – our second with circular hooves.



Reference: 0345

A floor height papier-mâché camel hand painted in gold and used as a hamper for dates. The saddle is a removable lid, painted turquoise over an orange blanket. The rein is painted dark brown.



Reference: 0400


A camel entourage made of bronze, a gift from Encik Mohd Anis Ahmad, Pan Pacific Hotel.



Reference: 0343

A pair of plain looking gold coloured brass camels devoid of embellishments and engraving, with a hump and four legs in a walking stance.

Camel (left):Height: 6 cm, Length: 38 cm

Camel (right): Height: 13 cm, Length: 17 cm


Reference: 0324, 0350


Plain gold coloured brass camel in glass case and mounted on a white marble slab. A gift from Orkes Keroncong Fajar Baru.



Reference: 0158

A gold coloured metal incense and scented water camel holder decorated with a family of three camels with red eyes and a rider. A gift from Encik Mohd Anis Ahmad, Pan Pacific Hotel.



Reference: 0180


A plain looking gold coloured brass camel – it has a dull finish but comes with a well decorated body with one hump and mounted on a black wooden stand.



Reference: 0349

A brass gold coloured camel with a Bedouin in flowing robes astride holding an eagle on one hand and rein in the other.



Reference: 0348

A round gold coloured metal plate from The Holy Land depicting the Three Wise Men on camels painted in red and blue. The plate has fluted edges and a floral design etched all round the circumference. A gift from Encik Ahmad Farid Omar – former AmFinance Berhad Treasury Head.

Diametre: 22 cm


Reference: 0062


A heavy gold coloured brass camel with two humps and chiseled body.



Reference: 0121

A stark silver coloured enamel standing camel with a richly studded gold and red blanket and bedroll acting as a removable lid for a jewellery box. Its hooves are painted bright gold, eyes are of black stone and it has a red cap on its head.



Reference: 0480

Similar to the camel on the left – but in miniature, and also a jewellery box. The blanket is bright green studded with clear coloured stones at the edges, the bedroll in black and blanket embellished in orange and yellow coloured stones with edges in black. Its eyes and forehead are similar to the camel on the left.



Reference: 0481


A Tiffany & Co sterling silver “Camel with Acrobat” with the acrobat doing his stunt on the camel’s back. The acrobat has flaming red hair, arms outstretched for balance, his back right across the saddle over a blanket hand painted in green and purple. (Purchased in Tiffany & Co outlet, Jakarta, in March 1996 for Indonesian Rupiah 4,700,000 costing RM5,162.)



Reference: 0390

An intricate Royal Selangor pewter jewellery case of a kneeling camel with a removable hump with an inscription on belly that reads “You’ll Go Far” presented to Tan Sri Azman Hashim on his 70th Birthday on 17 July 2009 by Insurance Australia Group (IAG).



Reference: 0449

A silver coloured metal camel with a saddle for two over a body studded with coloured stones.



Reference: 0172


Another very collectible piece, à la Lawrence of Arabia astride a heavy cast iron camel, holding a long rifle and bare footed. The camel is painted dark grey with its four legs in motion and one of its hind legs stepping on gold-plated cacti. The bearded warrior wears a silver flowing robe and gold-plated headgear and the piece is mounted on two tier marble slabs of white and yellow. Made in Italy “Predro Arab 82/200” Height: 41 cm, Length: 30 cm


Reference: 0454


A camel made of aluminium from Encik Anis Ahmad Yusof, Pan Pacific Hotel.


Location: Chief Executive Officer's Room, Level 49, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0029

An unusual stainless steel camel with collapsible legs, a gift from Zalik Securities Sdn Bhd (now ECM Libra Investment Bank Bhd). According to the Egyptian calendar, 1993 was the Year of the Camel.



Reference: 0028


A silver coloured metal camel with a mosaic blanket of coloured stones, wearing green enamel ankle socks on all its four legs outlined with silver beads. Height: 11 cm, Length: 22 cm


Reference: 0463

A silver coloured metal camel with saddle for two with colourful stones studded all over its body.



Reference: 0117


A floor height casted bronze camel, beautifully crafted with a saddle for two and its blanket intricately designed. The saddle has two sets of stirrups and the rein is a heavy and thick metal chain. Made in India.


Location: Board Room, Level 49, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0009

Brass camel from Encik Mohd Anis Ahmad, Pan Pacific Hotel with a dangling bell at mouth and arched saddle on an oval plate.



Reference: 0025


A miniature camel in burnished gold (heavy although small), with a decorated saddle in floral design over its single hump. Height: 7 cm, Length: 7 cm


Reference: 0352

An intricately crafted camel made from pewter with saddle and rein.



Reference: 0140

A miniature pewter camel with front legs crossed.



Reference: 0123

A pewter camel with a single hump and its four legs clasped together on a wooden stand. A gift from Encik Richard Azlan Abas, former General Manager, Amcorp Group Berhad.



Reference: 0136


A dark copper coloured metal camel in a kneeling position with a removable stopper as hump, its blanket chiselled in floral pattern.



Reference: 0388

A standing camel in resin looking at a kneeling Bedouin with a bedroll and water bag in front of him. The camel has a saddle over its single hump, with painted stirrups and a whip by its side. It is mounted on slab with a rough surface.



Reference: 0461

A lead coloured camel brooch with a pair of camel earring studs of the same material in an odd shaped container with engraving of pyramid on the box cover.



Reference: 0272


A burnished gold coloured brass camel with intricate pattern and chinese characters on saddle bags purchased by Tan Sri Azman Hashim in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.



Reference: 0220

A wooden camel in uneven tones of red and brown carrying a saddle for two which is decorated with gold coloured brass plates as seats and two handlebars at the back of the saddle. The camel stands upright and its belly is embellished with three round gold coloured metal plates on each side and three different ones on its neck. The bit is short and also made of metal, so are the eyes.



Reference: 0315


A pewter camel with an intricate design presented by Camel Paper Products Sdn Bhd.



Reference: 0286

A heavily decked pewter standing camel with exaggerated reins and a loose blanket with tassles thrown over the saddle and mounted on a plate of the same pewter material. Made in 1999.



Reference: 0285


An antique (circa 1940) heavy gold English brass camel tray with intricate design for its blanket complete with tassels with three of its legs shown tucked underneath its body. Brought in an antique fair in London for £4 (four pounds).



Reference: 0263

A heavy black painted brass camel in a standing position. The rider wearing a cloak and holding a jar is seated cross-legged on top of the camel. Its rein, tail and tassels on the blanket are chiselled out prominently.



Reference: 0306


A heavy (2kg) intricately carved gold ornate camel resting on a black onyx tiered stand used as a candle holder.



Reference: 0402

A kneeling silver coloured brass camel with a brass flower holder with floral pattern rested across a hump, and exquisitely chiselled blanket with tassels. (A gift from YM Tengku Dato’ Paduka Noor Zakiah, Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad in May 2007.)



Reference: 0434


A metal camel coin box, acquired by Encik Mohd Ali Yousoff, retired Senior Manager, Public Affairs, AmBank Group for the collection.



Reference: 0080

A burnished coloured bronze camel joss stick holder in a sitting position with two humps and a curved neck, purchased in China. It can also serve as a rattle when shaken.



Reference: 0327


A tarnished metal camel with a saddle across its hump. Made in Japan.



Reference: 0165

A missing piece from a charm bracelet. A tiny engraved metal camel pendant with a round hook on top of its hump and blanket. Although small in size, it Is artistically finished – the eyes and blanket are chiselled out for prominence. Height: 2 cm, Length: 2.3 cm


Reference: 0097

A unique camel-shaped desktop bell presented by Ms Magdalene Lee, Director of COB Technology Sdn Bhd, Pulau Pinang.



Reference: 0355


A solid bronze camel in a standing position mounted on a metal plate of the same material with two humps and a wavy tail touching one of its hind legs.



Reference: 0326

An expressive elflike traveller with a windswept topcoat astride a brass kneeling camel as if looking out for congestion on the Silk Road! (Purchased this old piece weighing over 1kg in the Urumqi International Bazaar, China.)



Reference: 0410


A striking dark green enamel camel with hand painted yellow blanket across the hump.



Reference: 0430

A pair of brightly hand painted metal camels in a walking stance – the one in purple and green has a decorated saddle across the hump while the one in gold has a decorated blanket over its single hump. Purchased in India and presented to Tan Sri Azman Hashim by the Malaysian Productivity Corporation.


Camel (right):Height: 21 cm, Length: 23 cm




An elaborately decorated pewter jewellery box with the camel’s humps as a lid, complete with bedroll and two glass studded bags hung with three bells on its sides. A thank you gift from Encik Mustafa Mohd Nor, retired Chief Economist, AmBank Group, to Tan Sri Azman Hashim.



Reference: 0384

A miniature enamelled camel with a cloisonné body up until its lower neck. The hump has a lidded container for use as an inkwell.



Reference: 0094

A brown leather camel head keychain with an elongated mouth and a ring holder affixed at the top of its head.


Location: The Camel Collection,

Level 49, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0098

A camel keychain made of coconut shell.



Reference: 0078

A rubber suction holder of a lifelike camel head with expressive black eyes and comes in a plastic container for safekeeping.



Reference: 0085


A camel made of smoked crystal acquired for the collection by Encik Mohd Ali Yousoff, retired Senior Manager, Public Affairs, AmBank Group.



Reference: 0189


A set of three Lalique crystal “Chameaux Tamancasset”, Tanger and Timgad camels – a gift from Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor.


Camel (centre):Height: 8 cm, Length: 9 cm

Camel (right):Height: 8.5 cm, Length: 9.5 cm


Reference: 0246, 0247, 0248

A handmade Czech crystal in light yellow of a stylised camel with an exaggerated mouth, a tiny single raised hump and a curly tail.



Reference: 0391

A miniature Swarovski “Lov lot – layZ” series of a stylised camel with a facetted hump, a curved neck and black metal dots as eyes. (A gift from our partners in AmGen, Insurance Australia Group (IAG).)


Location: Conference Room, Level 48, Menara AmBank Group, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0477


A four-tone stone camel with two humps mounted on a stone slab.



Reference: 0196

A Plata de Ley white crystal camel designed such that the humps open up for use as an ashtray. The neck of the camel is frosted.



Reference: 0194


A heavy Austrian Swarowski white glass crystal camel in a sitting position with one hump – one of our earliest in the collection of camels.



Reference: 0193

A crystal camel with a facetted globe shaped hump.



Reference: 0207

A white crystal standing camel with a lifted neck mounted on an opaque glass slab. Its entire body is facetted except the face, mane and tail end which are also opaque. Height: 12 cm, Length: 11 cm


Reference: 0393


A white crystal camel joint at the neck, hump and legs mounted on an opaque glass piece while its body is fully facetted.



Reference: 0209

A modern stylised white crystal camel mounted on a piece of black marble for contrast and its body in grey wavy patterns of bubbles and sand-like effect.



Reference: 0214


A camel made of glass. A birthday present to Tan Sri Azman Hashim from retired Accountant General, YM Raja Dato’ Seri Aziz Raja Salim and his wife YAM Tengku Datin Seri Ramlah.



Reference: 0215

A hand crafted “mouth blown” camel in glass – an anniversary gift from Mr Francis Ooi, former Treasury Department General Manager, AmInvestment Bank Berhad.



Reference: 0208


A two tone jade camel which is also a ‘bric-à-brac’ container encased on a wooden stand.


Location: Conference Room, Level 48, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng,

Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0297

A small jade camel in a kneeling position on a wooden stand.



Reference: 0200

A pair of glass wall decorations embellished with camel design – a gift from Encik Ahmad Farid Omar, former Arab-Malaysian Finance Berhad Treasury Head.

Left: Height: 13 cm, Length: 13 cm

Right: Height: 14 cm, Length: 14 cm




A jadite stone camel in many hues of green standing upright with two humps and three bedrolls tied up on each side and a swishing tail.



Reference: 0406

An electric green jadite standing camel with different designs all over its body, hump and legs. Linear lines on one side but circular patterns on the other side of the camel’s body.



Reference: 0397


A wax camel in a kneeling position with a wick on top of its yellow coloured saddle. Its eyes are dotted brown and body in uneven tones of brown with a three tiered orange blanket. (A gift from Tan Sri Azlan Zainol, Chief Executive Officer, Employees Provident Fund, purchased during his travel in U.S.A.)



Reference: 0394

A white jade camel with two humps standing on a boat-shaped wooden stand with legs.



Reference: 0395

A set of four very, very tiny glass camel figurines in orange and brown. Three in upright position, one sitting and only one has two humps, the rest have only one.

Height: 1.5 cm, Length: 2 cm Location: The Camel Collection, Level 49, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0066, 0067, 0068, 0069


A pair of green jade camels with two humps.




A dark chocolate coloured stone camel with two humps and lighter lines across its body. This camel looks as if it has a “goatee” and sits in a kneeling position on an oval-shaped wooden stand. Height: 10 cm, Length: 8.5 cm


Reference: 0408

A dark honey stone camel with white streaks across its neck and body in a standing position. (Purchased by Tan Sri Azman Hashim in Santiago, Chile in 2004.)



Reference: 0404


A yellow soapstone camel with a rider astride. The camel has an exaggerated neck and hump, and short legs standing on a slab of the same colour.



Reference: 0300

A heavy yellow yolk colour stone camel. Very plain, no carvings, with two humps in an upright position carved out from a single piece of stone.



Reference: 0411


A set of six pieces of camel carved in Langkawi marble – a gift from Captain Omar Tar Sai.



Reference: 0086, 0087, 0088, 0089, 0090, 0091, 0092

A nephnite stoned camel of grey and brown, mounted on a slab of the same material. Purchased in Minfeng, another stopover on the Silk Road.


Location: Receptionist Area, Level 15, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0487

A stumpy looking pigeon blood stone camel (in dark red) mounted on a slab. Purchased in Urumqi, one of the Silk Road stopovers.


Location: Receptionist Area, Level 15, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0486


A pair of stylised miniature two tone stone camels – one in shades of yellow and brown, the other in grey and beige carved out from single pieces of stone with interesting grains running across their bodies and humps.





A yellow stone camel carved from a single piece and mounted on a slab of same stone.



Reference: 0187

A soapstone joss stick holder from Sydney where the hole for the joss stick is in between the two humps.



Reference: 0153


A camel made from Noritake bone china, purchased in Japan. It is shiny with a wine bag across its saddle mounted on a plate of same material.



Reference: 0319

A white bone camel in a bent position with its fore legs one in front of the other. The saddle is raised above its hump and hung over a chiselled out blanket with a distinct rein. Height: 16 cm, Length: 15 cm


Reference: 0409

White marble kneeling camel with four legs tucked under its body and a tail swung on to one of its hind legs.



Reference: 0435


A white camel in a going forward position complete with a saddle, blanket and tassles chiselled out from one piece of bone and mounted on a black wooden block.



Reference: 0360

A “politically incorrect” piece – an ivory camel that is shaped with curved body and a flat saddle on its single hump, draped with a hanging blanket and also a loose rein.



Reference: 0363


A light lime coloured stone camel in standing position and mounted on a plate of same material and colour. The camel has a short metal chain dangling from its mouth.



Reference: 0210

A camel carved from bone with a blanket of cloissonné in rich colours and gold coloured saddle and reins.



Reference: 0289

A very compressed looking camel in white stone mounted on a piece of black wood.



Reference: 0373


A pair of magnificient hand painted yellow colour ceramic camels. The one standing is mounted on a yellow ceramic plate with a floor length flowing blanket in green and brown, a yellow saddle bag across its saddle and a long gold coloured metal chain as rein hooked on to it. The second camel is in a sitting position laden with goods, green and yellow bags across a red coloured saddle, also hooked with a long yellow metal chain as rein.





A set of three terracotta clay camels of different hues and sizes purchased by Tan Sri Azman Hashim in Beijing, China.

Camel (left):Height: 16 cm, Length: 15.5 cm

Camel (centre): Height: 16 cm, Length: 13 cm

Camel (right): Height: 15 cm, Length: 15.5 cm


Reference: 0219, 0223, 0228


A porcelain camel with hand painted saddle and blanket – a gift from Mr W.D. Dearstyne, Johnson & Johnson International, U.S.A.



Reference: 0321

A tall majestic looking resin camel in a standing position, with unusually long legs and huge hooves, carrying a wooden saddle secured with hand painted ropes over its hump, which is decorated with a brightly coloured striped blanket.



Reference: 0224

“Now, for some shut-eye” – a clay camel in a kneeling position with its saddle and blanket outlined in criscrosses.



Reference: 0304


A heavy black brass camel with expressive eyes and prominent double humps purchased by Tan Sri Azman Hashim in Seoul, Korea.



Reference: 0222

A greenish copper crying camel with exaggerated neck with decorated saddle bags on both sides, purchased in Seoul.



Reference: 0225


Handpainted clay camel in kneeling position with gold tassels at neck and a red bed roll at back of the saddle cushioned with coloured blankets.



Reference: 0163

An “Akaru” brand miniature ceramic camel in a sitting position with a brightly painted blanket and a beige saddle laden with a hurricane lamp, pot and water bag at the back. The camel also wears a red cap and the reins are decorated with multicoloured tassels.


Location: Conference Room, Level 48, Menara AmBank Group, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0479


A lifelike sitting camel from the “Stone Critters” collection with black hump, mane and tail. Made in U.S.A.



Reference: 0291

A combination of clay and glazed tiles in this cartoonlike camel with two humps and extremely short legs. The body is of clay while its features – ears, nose, eyes, nostrils, mouth and hooves are of coloured glazed tiles.



Reference: 0299

A camel in a sitting position, two humps and of different shades of brown, beautifully moulded from resin.



Reference: 0294

A light brown coloured stone camel in a sitting pose with very collected neck and single hump, “made in 1985” stamped on its hind legs.



Reference: 0295


Dark brown clay teapot with lid tied with orange string.



Reference: 0186

A beige and brown alabaster-like stone camel in a sitting position with two humps and an exaggerated mouth. It wears a headress and on its body are carved symbols of the Arab world – the arched dome with horse, sailing boat, fish, sun, moon, palm tree, pyramid, and four Islamic designs, with a striped edge blanket covering its four tucked in legs.


Location: Tan Sri Azman Hashim’s Guest Lounge, Level 26, Bangunan AmBank Group, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0301

A set of three cute camels in natural wood and their saddles inlaid with glazed mosaic tiles of green, brown, black and white. Their noses marked with a single piece of brown mosaic.

Camel (left): Height: 12 cm, Length: 9 cm

Camel (centre): Height: 5 cm, Length: 6.5 cm

Camel (right): Height: 19.5 cm, Length: 15 cm


Reference: 0237, 0252, 0298


A boy in white attire astride a clay camel, purchased in Dubai.



Reference: 0251

A hand painted two tone camel in brown and white carved from bone. It has two humps and its neck and body have lighter patches.



Reference: 0331

A unique wood camel on wheels, complete with a saddle with four prongs and a painted blanket set on a wooden pedestal with four black wheels.



Reference: 0242

A brown marble camel with a “see through” body mounted on a grainy marble slab.



Reference: 0374


A majestic cloissoné camel with decorated wine bottles at the sides mounted on a wooden pedestal.



Reference: 0155

An unusual claret and blue coloured cloissoné laughing camel in a standing position with a single hump and its mane and hooves painted gold.



Reference: 0344


Furry camel carved in yellow wood purchased in a local market in Urumqi, one of the stopovers for the historical Silk Road.



Reference: 0287

A colourful ceramic camel with pointed double humps and painted saddle, blanket and reins from Kazakhstan, presented by Dato’ Moehamad Izat Emir.



Reference: 0278

A standing camel in resin looking at a kneeling Bedouin with a bedroll and water bag in front of him. The camel has a saddle over its single hump, with painted stirrups and a whip by its side. It is mounted on a slab with a rough surface.



Reference: 0482


A signature piece. This is made from alabaster depicting a Bedouin astride a camel and a standing female (hiding her face with her veil) handing him (presumably the husband) a water bag for his impending journey. The rider has a sharp curved sword tucked at his waist, and is sitting across a gold coloured saddle with his windblown headress shielding half of his face.



Reference: 0303

This camel-shaped, handmade ceramic teapot set with four cups on a tray is a gift from Mr Joseph S.S. Lee, Managing Director, Master Hi-Tech Sdn Bhd.

Teapot Height: 21.5 cm, Length: 22 cm

Cups Height: 6 cm, Length: 15 cm


Reference: 0257


Porcelain ‘crying’ double hump camel with saddle bags hung on both sides, decorated with twisted rope, purchased by Tan Sri Azman Hashim in Beijing, China.



Reference: 0401

A replica of a Tang period (618 to 907 AD) clay camel with five musicians (one standing, four sitting) astride a colourful blanket draped across both sides. Purchased by Tan Sri Azman Hashim from a shop in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. The original is displayed in the Urumqi Museum, China.



Reference: 0414


A light skin coloured porcelain crying camel with a lady in pointed headgear and seated sideways painted in green and yellow and mounted on a plate.



Reference: 0390

The Three Kings sit astride three camels made from resin, part of the Christmas Nativity Scene. They are elaborately robed and come bearing gifts.




Location: Tan Sri’s Office, Level 26, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 9456


A petrified wood camel, layered with different hues of brown, lighter at the hump and darker towards the four standing legs. It has wavy lines carved throughout the neck and body and every layer is of a different colour. Purchased in Guangzhou, China, in 2009.



Reference: 0403

A Jasper camel in many hues and patterns all over its body with two humps standing on a plain coloured brown plate of uneven edges. A gift from Tunku Arishah Tunku Maamor, Tan Sri Azman Hashim’s wife.



Reference: 0396


A wooden square jewellery box with two tiers of kneeling camels at the four corners, decorated with gold painted flowers and trellises and topped with a removable lid with a citrine coloured orb and gold tassel. A gift from Tan Sri Azlan Zainol, Chief Executive Officer, Employees Provident Fund, purchased at the Abu Dhabi International Airport.



Reference: 0432


A Jasper stone camel in uneven tones of red and grey with an elaborately carved blanket of floral pattern draped over its hump and mounted on a slab.



Reference: 0418

A modern stylish porcelain camel with its body and rein inlaid with colourful mosaic tiles.



Reference: 0169

A Tiffany & Co “lookalike” camel in enamel painted white with pastel coloured cubic zirconia studded blanket topped with a facetted black stone as hump and a baby blue coloured bedroll strapped behind. The rein is studded with green stones with six gold coloured bells. Its hump is removable and held tight by four magnets.



Reference: 0416


An unusual multicoloured stone camel with colours from pink to grey and cobweb like lines across its entire body. Height: 8 cm, Length: 11 cm


Reference: 0419

A ceramic camel ashtray, dabbed in blue, sporting a black rein and wearing a brown fez. The hump is removable with three channels acting as cigarette holders. Purchased in Algiers.



Reference: 0412

A grey agate camel with different tones for its neck and body in a standing position with well defined legs and hooves on a slab of same material with foot imprints for better hold and stability.



Reference: 0413

A combination of clay and glazed tiles in this cartoon-like camel with two humps and extremely short legs. The body is of clay while its features – ears, nose, eyes, nostrils, mouth and hooves – are of coloured glazed tiles. A gift from Mr Ooi Chee Thim, retired Head, Group Systems Services, AmBank Group.



Reference: 0249


A hand painted brown ceramic camel standing tall with a flowing green blanket draped over its red saddle and a black water bottle at its side. A gift from Encik Ahmad Farid Omar, former Treasury Head, Arab-Malaysian Finance Berhad.



Reference: 0282

A pair of blue and red hand painted Herend-Hungary Kingdom Classic 1999 ceramic kneeling camels with cloth and tassels over their double humps. A gift from Dato’ Desmond Lim, Malton Berhad in January 2009.




A striking blue ceramic crying camel with two humps, mane and hooves painted white standing on a plate. The blanket is hand painted in yellow, green and white and its two front legs have two patches of white drawn on them.



Reference: 0421


Porcelain camel made in China with painted sides and a raised flat hump top, which can act as a footstool or a side table.



Reference: 0424

A pair of porcelain camel flower pot stand, looking very serene with a flat square top as hump and in a kneeling position. The body is done in green wavy designs and the blanket is shaped like a hanging tapestry in an unusual beige colour. A gift from YM Tunku Dato’ Mizan Tunku Maamor, Tan Sri Azman Hashim’s brother-in-law. Height: 38 cm, Length: 80 cm


Reference: 0425


A striking black camel made from buffalo bone in mosaic pieces held together, patchwork style. It originated from the Xinjiang Province, People’s Republic of China, and presented as a gift to the Imperial Family circa middle of the Qing Dynasty. It is inlaid with ivory for the decorative masks. Purchased by Tan Sri Azman Hashim in Hong Kong in October 2001 for HK$25,000.00 (RM12,335.66).



Reference: 0420


A mother and baby brown porcelain camel in brown hues with double humps standing on a porcelain slab. Purchased in an antique market, Pangjiayuan in Beijing in December 2009.



Reference: 0476

An interesting stone camel in two different colours on each side. One side is orche yellow, the other side dark brown with two circles on it in shades of brown. It is in a sitting position and has two humps.



Reference: 0093


One of many such camels in our collection – crying camels in porcelain in hues of blue, green and brown with two humps and two saddle bags hung on both sides, mounted on a glazed porcelain slab.


Location: Managing DIrector’s Guest Room, Level 49, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0021

A porcelain camel with two humps and laden with bags in green and yellow.



Reference: 0022


Five musicians on a ceramic camel, a replica from the Tang Dynasty period (618 to 907 AD). A gift from Mr Wong Bin Chen.



Reference: 0020


A light yellow porcelain camel in a tight sitting position with a bell at neck.



Reference: 0171

A porcelain camel chopstick holder in yellow and brown.



Reference: 0173

A beige coloured ceramic camel in a kneeling position with two huge water jars hanging by the side of its saddle tied up with a green coloured rein. A gift from Encik Mohd Ali Yousoff, retired Senior Manager, Group Public Affairs, AmBank Group.



Reference: 0308


A pair of vibrant dark blue porcelain camels (back to back) with two humps in a kneeling position and mounted on a slab of the same colour.



Reference: 0179

A beautiful Christine Jensen ceramic camel from Gold Coast Australia – also a gift from Ms Melinda Chia. The floor length blanket drapes across the saddle, which is decorated with gold painted lines.



Reference: 0320

From Australia, a beautiful crafted white porcelain camel with a crystal hump with its rein and edge of blanket painted gold colour. A gift from Ms Melinda Chia, TA Securities Holdings Berhad. Height: 9 cm, Length: 11.5 cm


Reference: 0241


In ceramic, a camel resting in an oasis with two green palm trees, made in Saudi Arabia.



Reference: 0302

An elaborate art piece of a clay standing camel with a floor-length richly decorated black glossy blanket draped over its saddle mounted on three tiered bedrolls coloured in blue, orange and yellow with tassels outlined.



Reference: 0357


A two tone brown and yellow plastic camel in a walking stance complete with double humps and its four hooves painted dark brown.



Reference: 0375

A round glass plate with a star design displaying a family of four ceramic camels, all with two humps.



Reference: 0377, 0378, 0379, 0380


A “Goebel” art piece made in West Germany. A yellow coloured ceramic camel in a “getting up” position with a saddle and blue and yellow blanket draped over its hump and also a red coloured bedroll at back.



Reference: 0362

A baby ceramic camel in yellow with a heavy forehead in a sitting position.



Reference: 0371

A doe-eyed miniature ceramic camel from the “Harvey Knox” Kingdom Animals in a kneeling position. Made in Japan.



Reference: 0372


A pink porcelain camel footstool with drawings of peony on the top pedestal, bamboos and pussy willows at the sides purchased in 1992 (RM450) in an antique shop in Kuala Lumpur.



Reference: 0399

An off-white soapstone miniature camel with rein, saddle and blanket visibly carved out in relief. Purchased in Hanoi in December 2004.



Reference: 0455

A miniature camel in enamel painted brown with a green robed Bedouin astride holding a wire rein and mounted on a hexagon shaped floral plate in pink and purple. A riot of colours indeed!



Reference: 0457

The only 19th century Japanese ivory netsuke in the camel collection – two camels with their necks turned backwards hugging their humps and their four legs neatly tucked under with intricately carved hooves. Does it not look like our “AmBank” logo?



Reference: 0456


Wooden camel with crossstitch blanket across its hump and a dangling nametag at neck.



Reference: 0129


A family of seven dark brown wooden camels of varying sizes (from big to tiny) – all of the same design with saddles across.

Camels (largest to smallest): Height: 4.8 cm, Length: 4 cm Height: 4.5 cm, Length: 4 cm Height: 3.5 cm, Length: 3 cm Height: 2.7 cm, Length: 2.8 cm Height: 2.3 cm, Length: 2.5 cm Height: 2 cm, Length: 2.2 cmHeight: 1.5 cm, Length: 1.5 cm


Reference: 0265, 0266, 0267, 0268, 0269, 0270, 0273

A miniature camel in brown wood, standing with a hump that is raised and unusually far from its neck and with a short tail. The wood grain in this piece is very visible and one of its eyes is white.



Reference: 0290

A wooden camel desktop paper clip.



Reference: 0382


A wooden camel with white bone and marble inlays from Pakistan.



Reference: 0111


A camel and its owner carved from wood. The gift is from Encik Mohd Anis Ahmad, Pan Pacific Hotel.



Reference: 0002

A colourfully painted wooden camel in a kneeling position – a gift from The Singing Shop.



Reference: 0013


A pair of brown leather camels in kneeling position with fore legs and neck stretched and dark brown leather saddle across their humps complete with stirrups.




A natural wood coloured camel with gold studs outlined as blanket with colourful stonework on its hump, tail and body. Its rein is carved from the same piece of wood while its eyes are ringed with red glass and a “putu” on its forehead in aquamarine.



Reference: 0473

A stately brown standing wooden camel studded with V-shaped natural sea shells, interlaced with gold coloured metal borders on each side of its body and topped with a saddle edged with a gold coloured blanket. Its four hooves are cut out at a right angle as if in motion.



Reference: 0467


A pair of blue and yellow “Camel Caravan” ceramic camels with paintings of “Arabia” by Ala’a Al Lawati. All over their bodies – classic Arabian symbols of domed buildings, palm trees, flying carpet dance playfully across the camel, awaiting a storyteller to make them part of a children’s fairytale. Height: 17 cm, Length: 21 cm




Another “Akura” brand blue ceramic camel with a long curved neck and brightly painted blue legs and tail with a floral decorated hump in pink and green sitting on a dull coloured wooden stand inlaid with green and red stones.



Reference: 0469


A smaller version of 0465 – a merchant/tradesman camel laden with two beige blankets rolled up, a gunny sack, a silver coloured smoking pipe and round container with colourful stones on its lid and two terracotta coloured clay jars held in nettings. The blanket is weaved of yellow, red, black and white and its rein in brown and white with a bell stitched on.



Reference: 0472

A tangerine coloured leather camel in a kneeling position with a shiny black saddle for two and black tassels and a rein studded with small white faux pearls. Its four legs are also decorated with black and gold trimmings.



Reference: 0464


Desert Caravan handmade series of a brown coloured standing camel with soft brown hair laden with goods – a brown treasure chest with gold coloured trimmings, a brownish jewellery box with four pieces of ruby red stones on its lid, colourful jars, a square shaped rattan basket, a brown hexagon box with a round lid, a gold coloured brass lamp with a long snout (à la Aladdin’s Lamp), a red square embroidered cushion with four black tassels at the corners – all hanging from the wooden saddle strapped across the hump. The rein is of brown and white stitched on with two bells.



Reference: 0465


A very glossy brown wooden camel, hand painted extensively with a saddle for two, the blanket and reins with tassles and its tail swept to the side.



Reference: 0332

A “Bluefox” handcrafted/painted walnut wood camel with a single hump and decorated with red roses and rest of the body drawn with patterns in yellow and orange.



Reference: 0466

A wooden camel in grey and green with a very pulled back neck, bulging saddle bags hanging by its side and mounted on a black wooden stand.


Location: Receptionist Area, Level 15, Bangunan AmBank Group, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0485


A rich bronze coloured kneeling wooden camel with designs carved over its saddle, blanket and neck.



Reference: 0470

A richly decorated black and gold coloured metal camel with intricate floral design on its body, neck and even its four legs. It has a single hump and is in a standing position with unusually long neck.



Reference: 0328


A long legged camel in wood of many hues carrying two water jars at the sides.



Reference: 0109

A wooden camel in a kneeling position with two bedrolls in red and green hanging over its single hump and white lace as its rein, bit and also draped over its tail.



Reference: 0281

A two tone camel in wood with carved blanket.



Reference: 0010


A single hump brown wooden camel.

Height: 34 cm Length: 29 cm


Reference: 0011

A floor height dark wood camel heavily decked with gold coloured brass plates as décor – with floral studs and heart shapes – all over its body. It has a saddle for two studded with flower motifs and held by a fine long metal chain as rein.



Reference: 0012

A brown wooden camel in a walking stance with two orange bedrolls tied at its sides with green coloured ropes and white lace as reins. A gift from Encik Mohd Anis Ahmad, Pan Pacific Hotel.



Reference: 0330


A dark brown coloured wooden camel, of Thai origins, in a sitting position with humps (a removable lid) and its body and rein embellished with gold coloured sequins and red ones as its eyes. The neck is carved in wavy scallops.



Reference: 0244

A cartoon like wood camel with a hemp blanket draped over its saddle carrying two bags at the sides. A gift from Mr Ooi Chee Thim, retired Head, Group Systems Services, AmBank Group.



Reference: 0132

Painted black wooden camel decorated with rein, blanket and tail made from brass.

Height: 16 cm Length: 15 cm


Reference: 0151


An Inca inspired clay camel in a sitting position with an elaborate blanket inlaid with glazed tiles of blue, brown, yellow and white as its saddle and blanket draped over its entire body. Its neck has a hook design also inlaid with brown tile chips.



Reference: 0262

A set of three wooden camels covered with gold coloured metal plates as reins and blanket over a single hump. The biggest one has prominent ears, like two antennas. The second in size has a saddle, same style of design as the first one and a metal chain dangling from its rein and one of its forelegs lifted up in a walking stance. The third has four wheels as legs and a removable lid hump.





Reference: 0004, 0005, 0006


A Bollywood style stuffed camel with a red embroidered blanket with sequins and tassels draped over its hump. A gift from Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing.



Reference: 0105


This well crafted leather camel complete with saddle and rein is a gift from retired AmInvestment Bank Berhad Executive Director, Dato’ Nik Mohd Sidek Bin Nik Abu Bakar.



Reference: 0245

An elegant looking rosewood camel standing tall on a scalloped block with a depressed single hump.



Reference: 0258

An interesting hardwood root carved in camel shape.



Reference: 0014


Follow the leader – three wooden camels led in chains.



Reference: 0099

A layered camel fruit tray suspended on three legs made from poplar, a tree grown extensively across the Taklimakan Desert (the second largest shifting desert in the world) in the Xinjiang Province of China for ‘dedesertification’, in preventing windblown sand from covering the desert highway. Purchased in Kuga, an ancient city on the Central Silk Road, China.



Reference: 0380


A beautifully Thai crafted wooden camel-shaped container – a gift from Dato’ Lim Fung Chee.



Reference: 0056


A wooden rocking camel toy.



Reference: 0055

“Ugh… Is it Monday already?” – Another camel from the “Beasties of Kingdom” series – this one has only one hump.



Reference: 0159


A leather camel in black and brown with outstretched neck. A gift from Encik Mohd Ali Yousoff, retired Senior Manager, Group Public Affairs, AmBank Group.



Reference: 0131

A miniature wooden camel with a raised blanket over its hump. A gift from Encik Mohd Ali Yousoff.



Reference: 0152

A light (in weight and in colour) yellow resin camel with two brown coloured humps in a walking position.



Reference: 0260


A cartoon like camel assembled from four different types of wood thus having four different shades of brown and different wood grains for its neck, body, hump and tail, in a sitting position (no legs shown) with pointed tail.



Reference: 0188

A dark coloured heavy bronze camel with a muscular body and a single hump in a walking stance and an outstretched tail. It even has a short probe underneath on its underside. What could it be?



Reference: 0329


A short coat camel with a pointed hump.



Reference: 0130

A wooden carved camel with a single hump covered in a wool blanket in a standing stance.



Reference: 0341


A camel within a camel, carved from wood and one of its forelegs on a round object mounted on a stand.



Reference: 0185

A wooden camel in fine grain with a tiny hump.



Reference: 0167

A pair of camphor wood, Mother and Baby camels with “see through” bellies carrying another smaller size camel inside them and facing the opposite direction. Both Mother and Baby are in a walking stance with a small raised hump.

Camel (left):Height: 14.5 cm, Length: 17 cm

Camel (right):Height: 8 cm, Length: 8.5 cm




A terracota camel with two humps and its saddles outlined, purchased in Singapore.



Reference: 0168

A brown coloured wooden camel with a pointed hump.



Reference: 0170

A wooden camel in shades of brown in a “getting up” position with a saddle carrying two water jars at its side.



Reference: 0311


A tall wooden camel with extremely long legs in a walking stance carrying two orange bedrolls across its single hump with blanket carved in leaf design and a coloured fabric rein round its neck.



Reference: 0337

A set of three wooden camels with elongated legs and necks decorated with gold coloured twines as rein.

Camel (top):Height: 121 cm, Length: 24 cm

Camel (middle):Height: 59 cm, Length: 15.5 cm

Camel (bottom):Height: 42 cm, Length: 15.5 cm


Reference: 0423, 0426, 0427


A wooden camel with its foreleg lifted (as if in motion) with a single hump and decorated blanket with floral motifs.



Reference: 0338

A gift from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ); a camel carved by Rod Jones from Australian timber, salvaged red gum, and finished with tung oil. Mr Jones is very proud of the fact that he destroys no living trees for his work. He finds lifeless trees, stumps, and fence posts and gives them a new life in his carvings and sculptures.



Reference: 0431


Five baby camels made from soap, a gift from Sharinaz Azman.



Reference: 0232, 0233, 0234, 0235, 0236

A woven rattan camel with intricate details of carved wooden flowers on the hump and a detachable lid.



Reference: 0318

A beautiful mustard coloured wicker camel with two humps in a contorted pose.



Reference: 0317


Brightly painted wooden camel in a sitting position – a gift from The Singing Shop.



Reference: 0134

A small wood camel in a standing position with a red herring bone embroidered blanket across its single hump and a short metal chain as rein.



Reference: 0253

An expressive “Huggler” wood carving from the Nativity Scene, hand carved by Swiss master carvers. A gift from Malaysia Productivity Corporation.



Reference: 0316


A realistic looking brown wooden camel from Switzerland, mounted on a block with one hump and brown leather-like reins fastened to its body. Its mane, hooves and tail are in a darker brown compared to the rest of its body.



Reference: 0314

A palm-size handcrafted “Fitchte” wood camel with a tassle tail purchased in a pedestrian mall in Warnamunde, Germany.



Reference: 0333

An standing brown wooden camel as if laden with goods with colourful tassels on its woven blanket and striped cloth saddle made in Egypt.



Reference: 0334


A pair of porcelain ashtrays with camel motifs.

Ashtray (left):Width: 11 cm, Length: 14.5 cm

Ashtray (right):Width: 15 cm, Length: 19 cm



Decorative plates depicting desert scenes presented by Fatima Antik Shop.

Diameter: 23 cm




An enamel snuff box with a camel on the lid.



Reference: 0063

A table clock with a picture of a camel – a gift from the Malaysian Productivity Corporation (NPC) child care centre, TASKA PNPN.



Reference: 0060

An Indian embroidered beads and sequins fabric pouch with a camel motif at the centre and black drawstrings and zip at the top red border. A gift from Mr Patrick Stephen Capel, former Secretarial Administration Officer, AmInvestment Bank.



Reference: 0256

An acrylic refrigerator magnet from the United Kingdom.



Reference: 0274

A square plastic keychain with a hologram of a two humped camel standing amidst sand dunes. It changes colour when turned about.



Reference: 0275


Porcelain vase with camel motifs given to Tan Sri Azman Hashim as a memento for attending the AmBank Group Region 4 Family Day in Johor Bahru, held on 19 April 2008.



Reference: 0433

A porcelain camel soap dispenser with pump.



Reference: 0057

A plastic camel radio with dials and speakers built in the saddle.



Reference: 0058

A porcelain camel coffee pot.



Reference: 0106


Five camels in different stances made from white marble and painted gold with distinct furry bodies, mounted on a wooden picture frame. Purchased in Guangzhou, China.



Reference: 0440

A framed 2D ARCH cut out veneer picture of a brown coloured rider on a camel in a desert scene set against mountains and a crescent moon in lighter brown. Height: 12 cm, Length: 12 cm


Reference: 0379

A frame of camel (drawn like a phoenix) in green, orange and yellow fixed onto a rectangular tile piece purchased in Lou Yang, China. A gift from Mr Ooi Chee Thim, retired Head, Group Systems Services, AmBank Group.



Reference: 0255

A painting of a camel with a rider astride carrying flags against the backdrop of the majestic pyramids of Egypt – a gift from The Singing Shop.


Location: Banking Hall, Ground Floor Menara Dion, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0259


Two glass bottles (one big one small) containing coloured sand ingeniously poured to depict camels in a desert scene, purchased in Petra, Jordan by Tan Sri Azman Hashim, 1994.

Bottle (left):Height: 26 cm, Length: 7.5 cm

Bottle (right): Height: 16 cm, Length: 5 cm



A very light two tone resin camel. Pencil sharpener from Mr Patrick Stephen Capel, former Secretarial Administration Officer, AmInvestment Bank.



Reference: 0112

A modern style camel in perspex, artistically drawn with squares, triangles and dots to mark out the blanket and rein mounted on a black wooden block.



Reference: 0361


A short fine silver chain with a very small camel pendant.



Reference: 0276

A little Mongolian boy with a squatting wooden camel with a furry mane and decorated red and gold saddle on a felt stand. A gift from Dr P Shurchuluu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Productivity and Development Centre, Mongolia.



Reference: 0383

A sheet metal letter holder from Greenwich, United Kingdom. A gift from Mr Ooi Chee Thim, retired Head, Group Systems Services, AmBank Group.



Reference: 0271

A camel, handmade from oak, with a dark coloured hump and four legs in a lighter colour.



Reference: 0336


A ceramic camel desktop pencil sharpener (the blade is at bottom).



Reference: 0146

From Los Angeles, U.S.A., a beautiful camel on a carousel – a gift from Ms Chee Sook Yin, former Manager, AmTrustee Berhad, AmInvestment Bank Berhad.



Reference: 0184

A period piece of a Carltonware porcelain teapot – a gollywog soldier in uniform astride a camel, beautifully painted. Purchased in London December 2009 in an antique fair by Ms Sui Lai for £55.00. Height: 17 cm, Length: 18.5 cm


Reference: 0473

A pair of camel hairclips from Hong Kong – a gift from Ms Lim Siew Noi, former Personal Assistant from the Chairman’s office. Height: 3 cm, Length: 8 cm




A stuffed camel with coloured and tasselled rein, furry humps and a fluffy tail.



Reference: 0156

A coconut fibre camel in brown with two raised furry humps, mane and top halves of its legs. Its four hooves are painted black in contrast. Height: 23 cm, Length: 26 cm


Reference: 0452

A plastic battery operated toy camel with a barechested sailor sitting between the two humps and holding a guitar. When switched on, it marches keeping in time with the melody. Height: 19 cm, Length: 25 cm


Reference: 0453


An “Akaru” soft toy in brown with a blue brocade blanket edged with orange sequined scallops, which also act as a chain with a gold coloured bell at the neck. Its legs are marked by light coloured fur at mid-calf and its four hooves are in beige.



Reference: 0471

A pair of “His and Her” corduroy camels with fluffy chest, double humps, tail and in a kneeling position with cloth reins and bells on him and a blue “lotus pattern” tab on her.




A soft toy camel golfer wearing a “Golf in the Gulf” green cap, white long-sleeved shirt and striped green pants holding a silver coloured golf stick. Purchased by Sarah Shahaz, granddaughter of Tan Sri Azman Hashim, while in Dubai.

Height: 33 cm, Width: 12 cm


Reference: 0474


A Batik inspired cloth camel in blue and purple in a standing position with one hump and black and white fabric for eyes.



Reference: 0382

An “Alburgan” electric blue patchwork fabric camel handcrafted in Jordan – wearing a fez and has a blanket with Arabic calligraphy art reading “Jamal” (translates to camel in English) hanging over its body supported with extremely long leap.


Location: Tan Sri Azman Hashim’s Guest Room, Bangunan AmBank Group, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0472Reference: 0472

A pair of Mother and Child camels made from fibre with two furry humps each and a furry tail purchased in Singapore.


Camel (left): Height: 10 cm, Length: 9 cm




A life size stuffed camel with two humps and four shaved legs to give shape to the hooves and has an exaggrerated two-tone tail. The rein is strung with colourful pom-poms of blue, white and black.


Location: Menara AmBank, Banking Hall, Lobby, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 9358

A life size one hump stuffed baby camel standing with spindly legs and a rein strung with multi-coloured knitted pom-pom balls.



Reference: 9522

Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman of AmBank Group posing with two life-size camels.


A tall camel made from real camel skin.



Reference: 0283

A bright yellow cloth camel with beaded tassles and colourful sequins stitched all over its body. “I don’t know how long they’re going to dress us up this is ridiculous!”



Reference: 0150

A pair of doe-eyed fluffy white camels with red-and-white as well as red-and-yellow strings as reins and blanket sewn with gold coloured sequins and gold painted tassels.




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A camel made of real camel skin – a gift from Tuan Haji M M Barkath Ali, Group Managing Director of M M Barkath Ali.



Reference: 0288 A baby stuffed camel in natural camel colour with fluffy hair on its double hump, chest and top of its legs. It has a brown rein with blue tassles and is displayed in a sitting position.



Reference: 9367


A wooly camel in beige with brown hooded eyes and protruding ears.



Reference: 0366

A cuddly stuffed toy camel with musical tone and a red blanket from Jeddah, a gift from Sarah Shahidah Shahaz, granddaughter of Tan Sri Azman Hashim.



Reference: 0367

A Dakin double humped wooly camel, very soft to touch.



Reference: 0364


A light yellow stuffed cuddly camel with hooded eyes and small pink ears in kneeling position with a flap blanket and metal stirrups from a “Little Wonders” toy shop.



Reference: 0445

A three tone soft camel toy in a kneeling position. The face, body, legs and tail are in dark brown while the rest of the body in soft gold coloured fleece. It has two humps and a fabric rein in a lighter brown. A gift from Encik Mohd Ali Yousoff, retired Senior Manager, Group Public Affairs, AmBank Group.



Reference: 0384

A saffron coloured camel soft toy with black sequinned blanket draped over its saddle.



Reference: 0381


A camel shaped rubber stamp from Sydney.



Reference: 0070

A wooden cigar box with a camel motif made of semi precious gemstones, a gift to Tan Sri Azman Hashim.



Reference: 0230

A wooden camel jigsaw puzzle purchased in Singapore.



Reference: 0081


A cutout postcard from The Holy Land - Jerusalem.



Reference: 0065

An English Pub sign in wood which is called “The Quilted Camel”.

Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 17 cm

Location:The Camel Collection, Level 49, Menara AmBank, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur.

Reference: 0378

A Chinese silk scroll brush painting of a camel in motion with a garland round its neck and a patterned blanket over its single hump. At the left top corner are three tablets of Chinese characters wishing for prosperity, health and peace and travel far. A gift from Mr Lee Khee Joo, Head, Financial Sector Talent Enrichment Program (FSTEP).

Height: 111 cm, Width: 41 cm


Reference: 0483


An Italian made grey silk tie with beige camel motifs (one big, one small) scattered all over the fabric.

Width: 9 cm, Length: 140 cm


Reference: 0243

“Camel Ahead” – a camel traffic sign from Australia warning… to exercise caution in case our mascot decides to cross the road. Presented by Encik Mohd Ali Yousoff, retired Senior Manager, Group Public Affairs, AmBank Group.



Reference: 0084

From India, a hand painted coat hanger of two round porcelain faces with camel motifs and two protruding hooks topped with porcelain orbs.



Reference: 0428

Blue and grey tie with camel motif.



Reference: 0076

A Tie Rack silk tie with camel motifs printed in a row and in uniform size in yellow, red, blue and brown.

Width: 9.5 cm, Length: 135 cm


Reference: 0083


The only apparel in the Camel Collection so far, with camel designs on it. A blouse purchased in Japan.



Reference: 0429

A towel with camels.



Reference: 0077


Back cover A pair of hand-painted Herend-Hungary Kingdom Classic 1999 ceramic kneeling camels with cloth and gold plated tassels over their double humps (a gift from Dato’ Desmond Lim, Malton Bhd).



Reference: 0450 & 0451

Since 1982, the resilient camel was chosen as the symbol for Arab-Malaysian Development Bank.

What began as a mascot for its savings box has today become the icon of the AmBank Group. Not only has the camel come to personify the Bank’s red and yellow corporate colours but

the mascot also embodies the Group’s continued integrity and recognised financial performance in the world of banking.

This book is a collection of all camels, large and small, in the Group’s possession, located in banking halls and office premises. Some have been given as well thought gifts while others were

purchased by Tan Sri Azman Hashim during his many travels abroad.

This book is a celebration of the emblem that has defined the AmBank Group throughout the years.


1982-2011

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