
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin) with its prey, a desert hare, in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the central foreground a peregrine falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, stands on a desert hare that it has killed. A large wound is visible on the hare's neck. All around dry sprigs of vegetation lie in the sand.
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
2004.130.25314.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Al Ain City
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
01/12/49
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