Portrait of a group of ... Images of Wilfred Thesiger

Portrait of a group of ... Images of Wilfred ThesigerPortrait of a group of young men of the Yam tribe taken by Wilfred Thesiger during his journey from the town of Najran to the town of Badr. 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.

and are tribesmen of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin

Three young

The sand below the dune is dotted with small shrubs

A few stalls sit along the aisles

Portrait of a young man of the Humum Bedouin at Ghayl bin Yamayn

On the right large ocean-going dhows (sailboats) are beached on the shore

In the foreground a folded sail rests on the deck of the dhow

several of whom carry sticks

Group of monks outside Kargyu Monastery

In his right hand he holds a camel stick

and in the far distance a line of trees

and is carrying long and short swords (katana and wakizashi)