
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of a sambuk, a small dhow (sailboat) beached on Shindagha beach in Dubai. The sambuk is beached in the sand with its bow pointing towards ocean at the left. In the far right distance, a cluster of 'arish huts, made from palm fronts, sit close together on the shore.
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
2004.130.25289.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Dubai Emirate; Dubai City; Shindagha Beach
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
November 25-30, 1949
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