Group portrait of two men ... Afghanistan

Group portrait of two men ... AfghanistanGroup portrait of two men from the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin sitting beside a campfire at Manwakh well. A coffee urn sits on the ground in front of them. 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.

This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 10-18

his chin tucked down towards his chest and his eyes in shadow

The man on the left is a member of the Rashid Bedouin

After this meeting Salim bin Kabina joined Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party

In the background two men and a camel stand behind the well

It measures 75 x 40 ft and has been sewn together

during the party's journey from Jabal Sumeini to the port city of Sharjah

The man on the right is Mahalhal bin 'Ati

In the background a few bushes grow in sandy soil

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

Portrait of a man standing on a hillside covered with boulders in the upper Wadi Dhamad

Full length portrait of Mabarak