4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
View of a family of Sahul Bedouin unloading their camels at the Ar Rumhiya wells near Ar Riyadh. In the foreground a woman unloads a large black camel. A few camels loaded with camel litters stand behind the woman. In the far left background a large flock of sheep or goats crosses the sandy plain in the distance.
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
2004.130.31532.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Ar Riyadh Province [Minţaqat ar Riyāḑ]; Ar Rumhiya [Ar Rumḩīya]
Cultural Group
Bedouin Sahul
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
May 15, 1945
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