View of two members of ... AfghanistanView of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding camels in the Ghanim Sands, during the party's journey from Khasfah well to Matki well. In the background a qaid dune, a type of high, free standing dune. 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.
The constant travel over this mesa has worn paths to the depth of several inches in the solid rock
The man has his back turned to the camera and is looking towards a palm grove
holding the rifle given to him by Thesiger
On the right camels graze in the background behind a couched camel
In the distance beyond the dune continues to rise higher into a crescent shaped crest on the right
The peregrine faces forwards
Behind them a tent made of woven palm mats has been erected in the sand
In the distance the silhouettes of one and two storey houses are visible along the opposite bank
Muhammad and his sons hosted Wilfred Thesiger's party at their encampment for a number of days in December 1946 during Wilfred Thesiger's first crossing of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)
Behind him a large bush grows along the fort wall
View of a large herd of goats and donkeys watering at a pool
In the distance beyond the kotia a vast empty ocean continues to the horizon below a lightly cloudy sky
