
4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Half length portrait of an Iranian porter (possibly Baluch) standing in front of a wall in Dubai. A man with a trim moustache stands against a wall, facing directly foreward. He wears a T-shirt topped with an open collared shirt and a large striped ghutra (headscarf) with one end hanging down over his shoulder.
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
2004.130.22896.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Dubai Emirate; Dubai City
Cultural Group
Iranian?; Baluch?
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
April 9 - 24, 1949
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