Waterproofing Thesiger's tarada Type:unstretched canvas

Waterproofing Thesiger's tarada Type:unstretched canvasView of two men waterproofing the upturned hull of Wilfred Thesiger's tarada (sheikh's canoe) with pitch, watched by several others. 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.

He is holding a length of rope in both hands

holding a rifle across his lap

grow in neat rows in a depression

Three men stand around the opening of a well

View of two dogs on their hind legs

In the far background the ocean spreads out flat and calm to the far horizon

This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18-28

View of two men in a boat

also wearing uniform

View of people and tents at the souk (market) at Boumalne

A man and a boy with a camel beside it

and snow-covered mountains in the Hindu Kush range in the distance