
4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 22cm x 32cm
Description
Standing profile portrait of Wilfred Thesiger wearing Arab dress in Dubai. Wilfred Thesiger stands on the rooftop terrace of a house in Dubai, facing towards the far right. He leans on the balcony railing, which is made of carved wood. He wears a khanjar (dagger) on a cartridge belt and suspenders over his light coloured thobe (shirt) and a ghutra (headscarf) topped with an 'agal (head rope). In the distance behind him wind towers top the roofs of nearby houses.
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
2004.130.22829.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Dubai Emirate; Dubai City
Cultural Group
European English
Photographer
Ronald Codrai ?
Date
April 9 - 23, 1949
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