Seated portrait of two Sahul ... Afghanistan

Seated portrait of two Sahul ... AfghanistanSeated portrait of two Sahul Bedouin at the Ar Rumhiya wells near Ar Riyadh. Two Sahul Bedouin, a young man on the left and a boy on the right, sit in the sand facing forwards. In the background a few camels rest on a vast barren plain 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.

hanging from the side of the building above the water

a type of dhow) and other boats in the harbour at Basra

In the distance beyond a large expanse of flat sand runs to the far horizon

Behind him 'Amair bin 'Omar (centre) and Salim bin Kabina (left) follow on their camels

The man is wearing his daggers (jambiya or khanjar) in a horizontal manner in a style typical of this region

very often took over use of this camera and the fact that he is not seen in this image may be because he was the still photographer behind this image

and a small rowboat is moored in the water at the right

and dishes

which is lined with 'arish huts

Wilfred Thesiger sits leaning against a mud wall with one arm resting on his knee and a camel stick resting on his shoulder

standing on rocks

Two men stand in the foreground