Berber man Frame:white

Berber man Frame:whitePortrait of a man, sitting astride a horse, awaiting the arrival of King Hassan II during the Feast of the Throne, the annual festival marking the accession of Morocco's ruler. 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.

In the background sits the city of Abha

At the right

sits with his body facing forward and his eyes half-closed

In the foreground a vast expanse of bare sand leads to a cluster of stone and adobe buildings

They each hold a rifle in their right hand and wear a khanjar (dagger) tucked in a cartridge belt over their thobe (long shirt)

with a herd of cattle around him

and many of the ship's ribs stick out over the boat's hull

The boat has two sets of rowing oars

View of dhows (sailboats) beached on the shore at Dubai Creek

the son of Saida Khan

View of the Wadi Umm al Hait ('Mother of Life') after twenty-five years of unbroken drought

the ends of which are supported on ornate gilt trumpet stands decorated with eight auspicious Buddhist emblems and floral motifs