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For Egyptian Collector, No Object's Too Dusty Or Trivial For 'Mosaic Of Our History'
by rd95

    Naguib finds meaning in every battered toy and scrap of paper. He lists his collections as if they were old lovers.

    "I collect photography — I love paper and ephemera and books and magazines," he says, searching for a vintage framed Playboy centerfold that is a particular favorite.

    "As you see," he continues, there are "locks and keys and clothes and lighters and cigarettes and bottles. I like tiles, I like architectural pieces. Everything is wonderful. I am sure I have more dresses and hats and handbags than you and all your friends."

    . . .

    "Sometimes I buy a collection of letters," he says, "three or four hundred letters, and I get to know these people and I get to love these people."

Dala, I have a new hero.