4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Half length portrait of a tribesman of the Junuba Bedouin, possibly a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in Al Muwaiji near Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain oasis. A man wearing a plain thobe (shirt) and an embroidered headscarf topped with an 'agal (head rope) sits facing forward. He has a trimmed dark beard and holds a rifle. In the distance behind him couched camels rest in the sand.
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
2004.130.22775.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Al Ain City; Al Muwaiji [Al Muwaij'i]
Cultural Group
Bedouin Junuba
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
April 6-9, 1949
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