4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Seated portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's retainers at Al Ain. The man kneels in the sand holding a rifle in his right hand. He wears a dark coloured thobe (long shirt), a plain headscarf (ghutra) topped with agal (head ropes), and a khanjar (dagger) tucked into his cartridge belt. In the background the sand is bare of vegetation, and in the far distance there is a line of trees. This image was taken during April 6-30, 1948, when Wilfred Thesiger stayed at Al Muwaiji fort in Al Ain as a guest of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
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
2004.130.17427.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Al Ain City
Cultural Group
Arab?; Bedouin?
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
April 6-30, 1948
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