Houses at Umm al Khashab Images of Wilfred Thesiger

Houses at Umm al Khashab Images of Wilfred ThesigerView of round houses, with three men standing in the foreground. 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 a man at the watchtower at Al Maqta

that has been propped up on wooden piles which sticking out of the water and sand

In the near right foreground two large hadh (Cornulaca monacantha) bushes grow in the sand

In the background vegetation grows in flat sand

In one hand the falconer holds a hood for the falcon

as but few of the dwellings exceed two stor[ey]s

The peregrine falcon perches on a mangalah (cuff) he holds in his hand

The town can be seen in the background

sitting on steps at the foot of a doorway

In the background a large grove of date palms grows in the sand

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party making camp on a rocky plain during their journey from the Ramlat Unayq

wearing beaded necklaces and a hat decorated with many rows of shells