4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim, sheikh of the Bayt Ghuwas lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin, resting on the ground during the party's journey from Shisr well to Mughshin Oasis. Salim bin Tamtaim was one of the leaders of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party.
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
2004.130.6436.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Oman
Region
Dhofar Governorate [Muḩāfaz̧at Z̧ufār]; Shisr - Dhofar Governorate [Muḩāfaz̧at Z̧ufār]; Wadi Mughshin; Mughshin Oasis
Cultural Group
Bedouin Bayt Kathir Bayt Ghuwas
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
November 6-16, 1946
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