
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
Close up portrait of a young Arab man in Dubai. A young man stands on a Dubai street in front of a wooden door. He wears a light coloured thobe (long shirt) decorated with embroidery and a light taqiyah cap beneath his ghutra (headscarf), which hangs down over his shoulders.
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
2004.130.17239.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Dubai Emirate; Dubai City
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
May 10-18, 1948
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