4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Portrait of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party hauling water from Furai well in Sharqiyah Sands. In the foreground two men bend over the opening of Furai well. Behind them Hamad, a tribesman of the Mahra Bedouin, stands surrounded by a crowd of camels waiting for water.
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
2004.130.22509.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Oman
Region
Ash Sharqiyah Region; Sharqiyah Sands; Furai [Furay‘]
Cultural Group
Bedouin; Bedouin Mahra
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
March 4-5, 1949
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