View of tufts of vegetation ... Alfred Maudslay

View of tufts of vegetation ... Alfred MaudslayView of tufts of vegetation growing in sand at Al Kharbah, a caravan halting place in the lower Wadi 'Aydim. In the foreground clumps of vegetation grow out of the sand. In the background a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party stands with his camel. This vegetation is the result of recent rain. 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

These are Luo men going to a funeral wearing enormous headdresses

darker hair growing on its hump and along the back and front of its neck

two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions watering a camel at a well north of Al Ain oasis

In the background a few people stand in front of one of the shops

View of locals watering cows and donkeys at a well near the village of Thurayban

leaning on a rolled sleeping mat and mattress

Seated portrait of Wilfred Patrick Thesiger in the region west of the Hamrat ad Duru

View of children standing on a rooftop in the town of Najran

and above the sky is clear and cloudless

'[a]s the village is located in a very fertile portion of the Rio Grande valley the inhabitants are devoted to pastural and agricultural pursuits

View of rooftops at Lamu