Full length portrait of Mabarak ... Frame:whiteFull length portrait of Mabarak, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides, standing in rocky country between Jabal Baydan and At Taif. Mabarak, a teenaged boy from the Bani Sharfa tribe of Wadi al Ahsabah, accompanied Wilfred Thesiger on his 1946 journey through the Hejaz region. 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.
Behind them sailboats (dhows) are moored close to the shore
which are tethered together
Seated portrait of Muhammad bin Al Jabari
holding a rifle in his left hand
On the far right a third member of the party sits amongst piles of baggage
View of buildings in the Al Qatan region
The well is covered by a wood frame made from tree branches
In the background trees grow in the far distance on a flat plain
In the background a herd of camels water at the well
Portrait of Musallim bin Anauf
Behind him a large expanse of bare sand stretches into the far distance
the wheel of law and other gilt ornamentation
