4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Seated portrait of Wilfred Thesiger and Musallim bin Al Kamam at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet), near Al Qabil. Wilfred Thesiger kneels on the left in a thobe (long shirt) and ghutra (headscarf), holding a rifle across his lap. Musallim bin Al Kamam, a sheikh of the Musaifar lineage of Rashid Bedouin, kneels on the right, holding a rifle with one hand. In the background the limestone cliffs of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet) rise 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
2004.130.22761.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Oman
Region
Al Buraimi Governorate [Muḩāfaz̧at al Buraymī]; Jabal Hafit [Jebel Hafeet]; Al Qabil
Cultural Group
Bedouin Rashid Musaifar; European English
Photographer
Unknown
Date
April 5-6, 1949
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