3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of an Arab man with two donkeys and locals resting in a street in the city of Abha. Buildings line either side of the street. The buildings on the left are topped only with adobe, while the building on the right is topped with a layer of adobe and parallel lines of raqf (slate) tiles to prevent weather erosion.
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
2004.130.31814.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Asir Province [Minţaqat ‘Asīr]; Abha [Abhā]
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
May 26-28, 1945
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