Portrait of Mabkhaut bin Arbain ... Size:smallPortrait of Mabkhaut bin Arbain, a tribesman of the Bayt Gidad lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin and a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, sitting on the ground in Mughshin Oasis. 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.
of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin standing in sandy ground at Habarut wells
They are the sons of Nura
A large patch of salt bushes grows in the sand in the foreground
Wilfred Thesiger's party saddling up their camels during their journey from Wadi Madi to Al Mukalla
a wood and leather water trough
View of buildings in the Al Qatan region
Surrounding the party an expanse of low crescent-shaped dunes stretches out in every direction
View of a village on the top of a hillside in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban
and a few earthenware jugs lie on the dry ground
Their habits and customs are similar to those of San Felipe
Rashid boy milking a camel
The buildings are multi-storeyed and made from rammed earth
