3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. Four of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions lead their camels down a softly sloping dune. Three men walk in front of their camels, leading them down the slope. One of the men is riding his camel down the 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
2004.130.6615.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Empty Quarter [Rub‘ al Khali]; Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Gharbia Region; Ramlat ar Rabbad [Ar Rabbāḑ]
Cultural Group
Bedouin
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
December 24-31, 1946
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