3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 22cm
Description
View of the Sultan's Palace in the city of Shibam in Wadi Hadhramawt. In the foreground locals walk in the square. The Sultan's Palace sits on the right. It is comprised of two large multi-storey buildings, each one painted with thick alternating horizontal stripes. The windows of the palace are covered with carved wooden grilles. In the left background is the minaret of the Abu Maruf Mosque.
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
2004.130.3277.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Yemen
Region
Hadhramawt Governorate [Muḩāfaz̧at Ḩaḑramawt]; Wadi Hadhramawt [Wādī Ḩaḑramawt]; Shibam
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
February 24 - March 4, 1946
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