3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of an open air market in the town of Qalat Bishah. In the left foreground a man sits with his merchandise and a couched camel. In the distance beyond traders and shoppers relax with their camels in a large sandy area.
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
2004.130.31932.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Asir Province [Minţaqat ‘Asīr]; Qalat Bishah [Qal‘at Bīshah]
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
May 31, 1945
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