Wilfred Thesiger's party in the ... Size:smallWilfred 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.
View of a valley in the Qarra range of mountains
A pool of water in the mountains at Ayun spring
In the right foreground a palm grows on a large sand flat
oarsmen wait for passengers beside their abra at the ferry launch
Dense vegetation grows in the background
of Yaqub ibn Layth at Shahabad
At this time fresh water was imported to Kuwait by boat
View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing on a dune in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis
a leather trough with a wooden frame
When the stone point becomes dull it is sharpened by flaking the tip in the same manner that flint arrow points are made
rides across a vast salt plain (sabkha) dotted with salt bushes
View of a group of Maasai men watching over a herd of cattle
