Portrait of a man of ... Images of Sheikh Zayed

Portrait of a man of ... Images of Sheikh ZayedPortrait of a man of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in Dhofar. 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.

He is holding a rope for drawing water

gilt copper pagoda roofs of the tombs of past Dalai Lamas

In the background distant rock cliffs run along the far side of the wadi

having surpassed every Indian

In the near distance a man riding a camel pauses on a low mound of sand

In the distance palm trees grow along the bottom of the mountain slopes that surround Tarim

Three men stand in the foreground

Two camels are grazing on an abal [Calligonum comosum] bush

one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides

he has a metal teapot attached to his leather belt

with snowcapped mountains in the background and

At the far left one of the men walks away from the group