Saar elder Sue Johnson

Saar elder Sue JohnsonPortrait of a man, a Saar elder. 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 boom sits in calm water rippled by gentle waves below a cloudless sky

with tall buildings at either side

gathered in the cave which was used a headquarters by Prince Muhammad al Hussain

a thoroughbred Omani camel

He is carrying a camel stick in his left hand

View of a crowd of people of the Al bu Muhammad tribe

and a khanjar (dagger) in a cartridge belt around his waist

with members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party walking with laden mules in the foreground

In the central distance the square stone Shindagha watchtower rises high above nearby buildings

In the far background at the right a barjeel (wind-tower) can be seen above the wall of an enclosure attached to the back of the house

brocade holy water bottles and felt and leather boots

View of locals strolling through a suq (market) in the city of Dubai