Kathleen Thesiger with sons Pakistan

Kathleen Thesiger with sons PakistanGroup portrait of Kathleen Thesiger and her sons Wilfred Thesiger (standing, left) and Brian Thesiger (seated), with a servant, at the foot of the steps in front of the new British Legation building in Addis Ababa. 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.

as evidenced by his blocked nostrils

with (the mountain) Jabal Kaur in the distance

four adults and boy

In the foreground a vast expanse of bare sand leads to a cluster of stone and adobe buildings

In the distance beyond the mountain Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet) rises high above the horizon

rises high above nearby buildings

with giant groundsel in the foreground

Beside the launch a house with two wind towers (barjeel) sits along the creek

crouching on rocks

In the distance behind him wind towers top the roofs of nearby houses

a type of dhow) sailing up the Persian Gulf

View of an abra (ferry boat) approaching a launch on Dubai Creek