
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 22cm
Description
View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. In the left foreground a bare bush sticks out of the sand. In the near right distance a man walks along with three camels, one of which is eating from a bush. Further beyond three more of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling companions trek across rolling sands, heading towards low rolling downs dotted with vegetation in the background. In the far distance another ridge of high dunes stretches out along the horizon below a vast cloudless sky.
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
2004.130.22317.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Al Khatam - Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Gharbia Region; Al Humrah [Al Ḩumrah]
Cultural Group
Bedouin
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
January 28 - February 7, 1949
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