4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Full length standing portrait of a tribesman of the Bani Kitab Bedouin at a well near Sharjah city. The man wears a ghutra (headscarf) wrapped around his head and a thobe (long shirt) cinched with a belt. He holds a camel stick in one hand. A rifle lays on the ground in front of him, and behind him blankets and saddles lie in the sand.
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
2004.130.17540.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Sharjah Emirate [Ash Shāriqah]; Sharjah City
Cultural Group
Bedouin Bani Kitab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
May 1-10, 1948
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