Group portrait of Utaybah Bedouin ... Frame:black

Group portrait of Utaybah Bedouin ... Frame:blackGroup portrait of Utaybah Bedouin at Al Qaiyah or Ad Dafinah wells, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Marat village to Burayman, near Jiddah. Two men, a boy and a small child stand facing forward. A herd of goats crowds around behind 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.

wearing a dark cloak and black felt hat

whom Wilfred Thesiger met at a Manasir encampment in the Baynunah sands

which has been created by heavy rains

On the right two Qara tribesman sit below large trees growing in the foreground

4 Ahau 13 Ceh (Maya calendar)

On the right a man balances on the ship's rail

He is leaning on a rifle and camel stick with both hands

Another man stands in the foreground

with a mountain in the distance

migrating from Lake Shiva above the Oxus valley towards Faizabad

In the distance a ridge of mountains rises in the background

It is biting the bustard's neck