4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Portrait of Rai al Raqiqa, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, riding a camel in the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well. Rai al Raqiqa is a tribesman of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin.
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
2004.130.6794.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Oman
Region
Al Wusta Region [Al Minţaqah al Wusţā]; Jiddat al Harasis [Jiddat al Ḩarāsīs]; Boi - Dhofar Governorate [Muḩāfaz̧at Z̧ufār]; Jiddat al Harasis [Jiddat al Ḩarāsīs]; Yisub
Cultural Group
Bedouin Bayt Kathir
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
February 4-14, 1947
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