3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 30cm x 22cm
Description
View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. In the foreground a man stands with the party's camels. In the background overhead clouds cast dark shadows over the dunes, which rise in the distance.
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
2004.130.17122.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Empty Quarter [Rub‘ al Khali]; Najran Province [Minţaqat Najrān]; Al Jaladah - Empty Quarter [Rub‘ al Khali]; Ar Riyadh Province [Minţaqat ar Riyāḑ]; Bani Ma'arid [Banī Ma‘āriḑ]
Cultural Group
Bedouin
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
January 12-18, 1948
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