3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
Close up profile portrait of a thoroughbred (female) Wahiba camel, taken near Al Qabil, at the southern end of the mountain Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet). The camel faces towards the left (only its head and neck are visible). It is wearing the traditional form of guiding harness, which consists of a chain halter, a neck rope, and a head rope.
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
2004.130.22749.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Oman
Region
Al Buraimi Governorate [Muḩāfaz̧at al Buraymī]; Jabal Hafit [Jebel Hafeet]; Al Qabil
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
April 5-6, 1949
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