Wilfred Thesiger's party in the ... Type:unstretched canvasWilfred Thesiger's party in the sands of the 'Uruq ash Shaybah, in the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter). 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.
There is a very good view of the metal 'umbrella' at the top of the chorten
A rocky plain in the foreground with mountains rising in the background
Portrait of a young man and a boy in the town of Umm al Khashab
View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides atop Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain
In the foreground clumps of vegetation grow out of the sand
one of whom is carrying a sack on his back
In the far distance a vast white sabkha (salt flat) lies beyond
A steep rock outcrop on the left rises above a dark rock and sand beach on an Abu Dhabi island
some drinking water from pots
In the centre foreground a saker (hurr) falcon preens her feathers while resting on a wakir (block)
Muhammad and his sons hosted Wilfred Thesiger's party at their encampment for a number of days in December 1946 during Wilfred Thesiger's first crossing of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)
which driven down a long ramp in order to pull the water up
