Portrait of a boy of ... Iran

Portrait of a boy of ... IranPortrait of a boy of the Mahra Bedouin at Habarut [Habrut] wells. 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 dry grass grow on the rocky plain

A large stone buildings is visible in the background behind the crowd

He is wearing a waistcoat over his thobe (long shirt) and holds a rifle against his shoulder

an ibex-hunter

In the foreground men and camels stand around the well

They hold turtle fishing spears

Gephelutse or Gyemphel Utsi

A large group of boys and a few men stand at the entrance to a suq (market) in Sharjah

At this time fresh water was imported to Kuwait by boat

Their headdresses of animal fur and ostrich plumes are typical of the period

with people collecting water at the wells in the foreground

The falcon perches in profile on the mangalah