View of two members of ... Frame:natural

View of two members of ... Frame:naturalView of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting on the crest of a sand dune in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the distance scattered dots of vegetation grow on sand dunes. 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.

He is seated on a low seat behind an elaborately decorated table

at Karungu in south Nyanza

In the foreground a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party rides a camel across stoney ground towards a large tree

pictured in front of two Zuni blankets

Distant view of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding in the Wadi Andhur

High above them another sail is filled with wind

Further beyond a ridge of high mountains rises in the right background

The boy kneels on the ground

and further beyond a lone tree grows

who is sitting with clasped hands

is adorned with red ochre paint and white markings on his cheeks