
4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Half-length portrait of a man, a retainer of the Al Nahyan sheikhs, standing in front of a tent near Al Ain, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain. The man is smoking a wooden pipe. He wears a khanjar (dagger) and a cartridge belt over his thobe (shirt), and has a rifle slung over his left shoulder. Behind him is a large tent made of woven fabric decorated with bright stripes, and in the far background is a ridge of sand dotted with vegetation.
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
2004.130.17849.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Al Ain City
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
April 2-6, 1948
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