
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of a man standing on a sand ridge in front of Al Muwaiji Fort, then the home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, in Al Ain oasis. In the near right distance an Arab man stands between a few trees on a ridge of sand. In the background a hut built from palm fronds and woven palm mats sits behind a tree on the left. In the far background Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's fort can be seen.
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
2004.130.22784.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Al Ain City; Al Muwaiji [Al Muwaij'i]; Al Muwaiji Fort [Qasr al Muwaij'i]
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
April 6-9, 1949
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