3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the region of the Suhul plains (Suhul al Kidan), south of Liwa Oasis in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). One of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions stands on the curved crest of a low dune. He holds a rifle across his shoulder and a camel stick in his left hand.
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
2004.130.6590.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Empty Quarter [Rub‘ al Khali]; Ash Sharqiyah Province [Al Minţaqah ash Sharqīyah]; Suhul al Kidan [Suhūl al Kidan]
Cultural Group
Bedouin
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
December 13-18, 1946
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