3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
Portrait of a teenaged Arab water seller with a transport donkey at the harbour in Kuwait City. The boy sells fresh water, which was at this time was imported to Kuwait by boat. In the background beached dhows (sailboats) rest on the sand.
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
2004.130.22960.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Kuwait
Region
Kuwait City
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
May 10-26, 1949
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