Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim ... Frame:gold

Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim ... Frame:goldPortrait of Salim bin Tamtaim, sheikh of the Bayt Ghuwas lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin, resting on the ground during the party's journey from Shisr well to Mughshin Oasis. Salim bin Tamtaim was one of the leaders of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party. 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.

Seated portrait of two men of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin

At the centre Mahalhal bin 'Ati

View of the stern of a large dhow (sailboat) resting on piles at Al Ma'ala harbour in the city of Aden

View of mountains in the central highlands of Ethiopia

In the distance a ridge of high mountains rises in the background

with several cattle in the foreground

A man kneels in sand dotted with small shoots of vegetation with a peregrine falcon perched on his mangalah (cuff)

A falconer wearing a ghutra (headscarf) and a thobe (long shirt) topped with a cartridge belt kneels atop a camel

In the foreground railings and spires run along the edge of the roof

where a third camel is couched in the sand

weight 170 pounds

View of two rowboats in Dubai Creek at sunset