
4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
View of locals strolling through a suq (market) in the city of Sharjah. In the foreground three men walk through a market aisle across a number of large pieces of fabric laid on the floor. A man crouches on the fabric in the centre of the aisle. To his left another man stands on a raised platform in front of a door. In the background people stand and chat in the market.
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
2004.130.17561.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Sharjah Emirate [Ash Shāriqah]; Sharjah City
Cultural Group
Arab
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
May 10-18, 1948
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