
4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Standing full 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 are leaning against the balcony railing, which is made of carved wood and plaster. Each man wears a cartridge belt and suspenders over his light coloured thobe (shirt) and a ghutra (headscarf). Musallim bin Al Kamam also holds a camel stick. In the distance behind them wind towers top the roofs of nearby houses.
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
2004.130.22832.1
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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