
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 20cm
Description
Standing half length portrait of Wilfred Thesiger and Musallim bin Al Kamam on a rooftop terrace in Dubai. Wilfred Thesiger (left) and Musallim bin Al Kamam (right), a sheikh of the Musaifar lineage of Rashid Bedouin, stand on a rooftop terrace in Dubai. They lean against the balcony railing, both looking into the right distance. Each man wears a cartridge belt and suspenders over his light coloured thobe (shirt) and a ghutra (headscarf).
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
2004.130.22833.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Dubai Emirate; Dubai City
Cultural Group
European English; Bedouin Rashid Musaifar
Photographer
Ronald Codrai ?
Date
April 9 - 23, 1949
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