View of the crest of ... John K. Hillers

View of the crest of ... John K. HillersView of the crest of a high sand dune in the region between Jaladah plain and the Bani Ma'arid sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). 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.

Scattered patches of grass grow on the plain

In the right foreground a palm grows on a large sand flat

All of the villagers wear long shirts and headscarves

gathered in the cave which was used a headquarters by Prince Muhammad al Hussain

His plain ghutra (headscarf) is loosely held in place by a frayed 'agal (head rope) and he wears a khanjar (dagger) over his thobe (shirt)

View of Bedouin men in Wilfred Thesiger's party gathering water from a well in the Wadi Halfayn

View of people riding camels near the town of Ras Al Khaimah

This well is likely the well called Khaur Sabkha (literally

holding up the head of the dead donkey and a rifle

Full length profile portrait of an Arab man

sitting side by side at the party's camp during their journey from Yisub well to Wadi Darbat

View of two young women