3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the desert near Umm az Zumul well. In the central distance one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions sits on his camel in a flat expanse of sand dotted with large bushes. A high, ridged dune rises behind him, beneath a cloudless sky.
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
2004.130.22386.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Umm az Zamul - Ad Dhahirah Region [Minţaqat az̧ Z̧āhirah]; Umm az Zamul
Cultural Group
Bedouin
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
February 6-9, 1949
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