
4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 20cm x 32cm
Description
Portrait of a boy, a Sayid (person having or claiming descent from the Prophet). He has just been circumcised, as evidenced by his blocked nostrils.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Image Details
Accession Number
2004.130.7671.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Iraq
Region
[Marshes]
Cultural Group
Al bu Daraj
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
1954
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