
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of the town of Ras Al Khaimah. In the foreground a boy with a donkey walks across a sandy plain dotted two stands of trees. The plain is bordered by 'arish huts and enclosures made from palm fronds. In the background lies a creek and in the far distance the Ru'us Al Jibal mountains rise high above the horizon.
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
2004.130.25559.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Ras Al Khaimah Emirate; Ras Al Khaimah
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
March - April 1950
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