Wilfred Thesiger's party in the ... Size:small

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the ... Size:smallWilfred Thesiger's party in the Wadi Madi on the journey to Al Mukalla. 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 foreground a man walks toward a group of saddled and loaded camels resting beside a low tree

View of a large sand dune in the 'Uruq ash Shaybah in the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter)

Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim

Group portrait of two women

the travelling party's hunting dog

Group portrait of boys sitting on the ground outside a house

one sitting on the deck and the other sitting on the ship's rail

Behind them on the right a dhow (sailboat)

In the distance the steep rock cliffs of Wadi Andur fill the background

The camel is loaded with a camel litter

The men haul water from the well via ropes and pulleys attached to the wooden frame over the well

In background small shrubs and bushes grow in soft sand below a sky dotted with sparse low clouds