3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 20cm
Description
View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling across low, rolling dunes in the region between Khaur Sabkha well and Khaba well in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walk with their camels along a slight slope towards far dunes. The slope is dotted with a few large salt bushes.
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
2004.130.6578.1
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]; Khaur Sabkha - Empty Quarter [Rub‘ al Khali]; Ash Sharqiyah Province [Al Minţaqah ash Sharqīyah]; Suhul al Kidan [Suhūl al Kidan]; Khaba
Cultural Group
Bedouin
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
December 10-13, 1946
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