Portrait of a man of ... Alfred Maudslay

Portrait of a man of ... Alfred MaudslayPortrait of a man of the Harasis Bedouin in the region between Yisub well and the Jabal Qara mountains in southern Oman. 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.

View of members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet)

turquoise and jade

Salih and Raikan accompanied Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party from Al Ain to Al Dhafra sands

while behind the men traders and shoppers fill the dirt streets

In the left distance a dhow (sailboat) sails up Dubai Creek

In the distance Wilfred Thesiger's party walks along the sand dune

Behind him locals stand in the midst of a pack of donkeys carrying heavy loads of wood

Seated from left to right: Dagg

Portrait of a young man of the Manahil Bedouin at Fughmah

Nambe 'is a quaint old village about which may be found many old relics

while the two Harasis tribesmen stand on either side of him

In the left distance three tall tower houses rise in a clearing in a rocky landscape