3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of Wilfred Thesiger's party climbing the crest of a high dune in the Kidan plains (Suhul al Kidan) or Al Batin sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling companions lead camels in ones and twos up the side of a tall sloping dune.
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
2004.130.39230.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Empty Quarter [Rub‘ al Khali]; Ash Sharqiyah Province [Al Minţaqah ash Sharqīyah]; Suhul al Kidan [Suhūl al Kidan - Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Gharbia Region; Al Batin [Al Baţīn]
Cultural Group
Bedouin
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
December 13-18, 1946
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