4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Close up portrait of an Arab man, a retainer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, in the sands near Al Ain. The man sits in the sand, looking towards the near left foreground. He wears an 'agal (head rope) over his patterned ghutra (headscarf), which hangs down over his thobe (shirt) on one side. In the background a tree and vegetation grows in the sand.
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
2004.130.25334.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Al Ain City
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
December 1, 1949 - January 12, 1950
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