
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
View of dhows (sailboats) and coral on the shore in Manama on Bahrain Island. In the foreground a wide area of shallow water fills the shore. Further beyond the shore is dotted with piles of coral, which men are collecting into carts drawn by donkeys. Nearby a few dhows are beached on 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
2004.130.17360.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Bahrain
Region
Bahrain Island; Manama
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
May 28 - June 10, 1948
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