3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through the Al Qafa' or As Saruq region north of Liwa oasis. In the foreground a vast open area of bare sand leads to an immense, crescent-shaped dune. Wilfred Thesiger's party, tribesmen of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, leads camels on foot along the bottom edge of the dune. The dune has steep sides which rise into a crescent-shaped crest. Where its slopes meet the open sand, a number of large salt bushes dot its edge.
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
2004.130.17275.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Gharbia Region; Al Qafa' [Al Qafā'] - Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Gharbia Region; As Saruq [As Sārūq]
Cultural Group
Bedouin Rashid Bayt Imani
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
March 7-14, 1948
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