Portrait of a man of ... Arabia

Portrait of a man of ... ArabiaPortrait of a man of the Humum Bedouin. 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.

Behind them a steep mountain slope covered with trees sits in the distance

Three-quarter length portrait of an Arab man standing on a threshing platform in the city of Abha

Nearby one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions leads two camels through an area of hadh (Cornulaca monacantha) bushes

and porcelain cups

the father of Salim

On the left two men sit on a mat on the deck of a dhow

pouring a bucket of dirty water into the sand

holding a large pot

The man is likely a fresh water seller

In the distance a member of the party stands on a vast flat plain

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

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Rabadh sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)