4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Half length seated portrait of a tribesman of the Duru Bedouin at Al Ain. The man has a grey beard. He is sitting in the sand facing forward, holding one arm out from his side. The man wears a khanjar (dagger) on a belt over his coloured thobe (long shirt) and an embroidered ghutra (headscarf). In the distance behind him tufts of vegetation grow across a vast flat expanse of sand. This image was taken between December 20, 1948, and January 27, 1949, during which time Wilfred Thesiger stayed with Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Al Ain and joined him on a number of hunting excursions.
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
2004.130.22246.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Al Ain City
Cultural Group
Bedouin Duru
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
December 20, 1948 - January 27, 1949
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