Wilfred Thesiger's party at the ... Special Orders

Wilfred Thesiger's party at the ... Special OrdersWilfred Thesiger's party at the Khawr bin 'Atarit well, north of Mughshin in the Ghanim Sands. 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.

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking across a sand dune between oases in Liwa oasis

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

View of families gathered with laden donkeys

Behind them a boy stands at the entrance to the hut

stands next to a well pouring water into a mud trough

working a loom

In the far right distance the mountains of Oman are shrouded in mist

Portrait of Lawi

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Batin sands near Liwa during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)

standing amidst a group of children

Group portrait of three girls at Xiangkhoang in Laos

with (the mountain) Ras Dashan (4