3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
Portrait of Bedouin men in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing together at Boi well in the Jiddat al Harasis. Sultan bin Ahmad, a sheikh of the Bayt Sh'asha lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin, stands at the centre of the group (second from the left).
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
2004.130.6754.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Oman
Region
Al Wusta Region [Al Minţaqah al Wusţā]; Jiddat al Harasis [Jiddat al Ḩarāsīs]; Boi
Cultural Group
Bedouin; Bedouin Bayt Kathir Sh'asha
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
January 31 - February 4, 1947
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