4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Seated portrait of Muhammad al Auf, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, in a camp between Khaur Sabkha well and Khaba well in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Muhammad al Auf, a tribesman of the Bayt Mbarik lineage of the Rashid Bedouin, sits cross-legged, holding a needle and thread in his hands. Several bundles of cloth lie in front of him.
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
2004.130.6581.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Empty Quarter [Rub‘ al Khali]; Ash Sharqiyah Province [Al Minţaqah ash Sharqīyah]; Suhul al Kidan [Suhūl al Kidan]; Khaur Sabkha - Empty Quarter [Rub‘ al Khali]; Ash Sharqiyah Province [Al Minţaqah ash Sharqīyah]; Suhul al Kidan [Suhūl al Kidan]; Khaba
Cultural Group
Bedouin Rashid Bayt Mbarik
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
December 10-13, 1946
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