View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling ... Portraits of notable people

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling ... Portraits of notable peopleView of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in the sand at Mughshin Oasis. In the distance a number of ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees grow. 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.

The man has his back turned to the camera and is looking towards a palm grove

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding camels through the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well

Behind the huts is a large two storey building

Portrait of a young man of the 'Ifaar Bedouin at the Habarut wells

and is only reached by narrow pathways

pictured sitting in front of two Navajo blankets

In the distance beyond scattered vegetation grows on a vast dry plain

In the foreground people stand at an open air market

More camels in the background

a young Samburu man

Behind her a crowd of people gather around the well

In the foreground locals stroll through a shaded street