
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of Arab women at a market in the town of Ras Al Khaimah. In the foreground a large group of women sit in a town square. Many women have baskets of merchandise laid out in front of them. In the background a few men stroll through the square. The square is enclosed by one storey buildings made of coral and a few 'arish structures built from palm fronds.
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
2004.130.25493.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Ras Al Khaimah Emirate; Ras Al Khaimah
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
March - April 1950
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