
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. A number of donkeys stand in the foreground carrying heavy loads of wood. Behind them a large crowd fills the town square. Two storey buildings fronted with wooden canopies line the square.
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
2004.130.31643.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Asir Province [Minţaqat ‘Asīr]; Abha [Abhā]
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
May 29, 1945
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