3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim, a leader in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well. Salim bin Tamtaim, a sheikh of the Bayt Ghuwas lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin, sits kneeling on his camel.
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
2004.130.6797.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Oman
Region
Al Wusta Region [Al Minţaqah al Wusţā]; Jiddat al Harasis [Jiddat al Ḩarāsīs]; Boi - Dhofar Governorate [Muḩāfaz̧at Z̧ufār]; Jiddat al Harasis [Jiddat al Ḩarāsīs]; Yisub
Cultural Group
Bedouin Bayt Kathir Bayt Ghuwas
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
February 4-14, 1947
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