Pitt Rivers Museum

PRM479275

Portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan sitting astride a saddled camel holding a peregrine falcon in Al Khatam sands, near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit), United Arab Emirates, December 20, 1948 – January 27, 1949 (b/w photo)

premium — Portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan sitting astride a saddled camel holding a peregrine falcon in Al Khatam sands, near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit), United Arab Emirates, December 20, 1948 – January 27, 1949 (b/w photo)

Portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan sitting astride a saddled camel holding a peregrine falcon in Al Khatam sands, near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit), United Arab Emirates, December 20, 1948 – January 27, 1949 (b/w photo)

Granville, Reginald K. (fl.1897)

PRM479758

Interior of King's compound burnt during fire in the siege of Benin City, 1897 (silver gelatin print)

PRM479430

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party crossing a dune chain in the Empty Quarter Saudi Arabia, January 12-18, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party crossing a dune chain in the Empty Quarter Saudi Arabia, January 12-18, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM479734

View of a beached dhow on the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 14-16, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of a beached dhow on the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 14-16, 1948 (b/w photo)

Monod, Lucien Hector (1867-1957)

PRM479741

Sir James George, 1907 (pencil on paper)

PRM479659

View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 25–30, 1949 (b/w photo)

View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 25–30, 1949 (b/w photo)

PRM479778

Seated portrait of Wilfred Thesiger, As Saruq, Al Gharbia Region, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, March 7-14, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM479738

Standing full length portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, December 20, 1948 – January 27, 1949 (b/w photo)

Standing full length portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, December 20, 1948 – January 27, 1949 (b/w photo)

PRM479762

View of two men in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party leading camels over the crest of a dune face in the Bani Ma‘arid sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), Ar Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, January 12-18, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of two men in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party leading camels over the crest of a dune face in the Bani Ma‘arid sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), Ar Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, January 12-18, 1948 (b/w photo)

English Photographer, (19th century)

PRM479715

Farini's Earthmen, c.1884 (albumen print)

PRM479436

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, standing on a sand dune in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands, United Arab Emirates, February 3–12, 1950 (b/w photo)

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, standing on a sand dune in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands, United Arab Emirates, February 3–12, 1950 (b/w photo)

PRM479786

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Uruq al Awarik sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), Saudi Arabia, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Uruq al Awarik sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), Saudi Arabia, 1948 (b/w photo)

Foster, Horace (fl.1870s)

PRM479733

Six of the 50 chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Explaining Wampum Belts to Horatio Hale, 1871 (albumen print)

PRM479448

Edward Burnett Tylor, c.1900 (b/w photo)

English Photographer, (20th century)

PRM479492

Wilfred Thesiger and his camel during his party's journey from the As Saruq sands to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 7-14, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM479739

View of boats moored off the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 14-16, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of boats moored off the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 14-16, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM479740

Seated portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan resting in the sand in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, December 20, 1948 – January 27, 1949 (b/w photo)

Seated portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan resting in the sand in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, December 20, 1948 – January 27, 1949 (b/w photo)

PRM479763

View of locals sitting alongside a dhow (sailboat) beached on the shore at Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 9-24, 1949 (b/w photo)

View of locals sitting alongside a dhow (sailboat) beached on the shore at Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 9-24, 1949 (b/w photo)

English Photographer, (20th century)

PRM479769

Formal portrait of Alfred Reginald Radcliffe–Brown (b/w photo)

PRM479498

Studio portrait of Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt–Rivers, c.1890 (gelatin silver print)

Downey, W. and D. (fl.1860-1905)

PRM479496

View of three men waterproofing the upturned hull of Wilfred Thesiger's tarada (sheikh's canoe) with pitch, Huwair, Iraq, 1958 (b/w photo)

View of three men waterproofing the upturned hull of Wilfred Thesiger's tarada (sheikh's canoe) with pitch, Huwair, Iraq, 1958 (b/w photo)

PRM479729

Seated portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with a saker (hurr) falcon in the sands surrounding Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 1949 – January 12, 1950 (b/w photo)

Seated portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with a saker (hurr) falcon in the sands surrounding Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 1949 – January 12, 1950 (b/w photo)

PRM479783

View of a small dhow being launched from a beach on an Abu Dhabi island, United Arab Emirates, March 14 – April 1, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of a small dhow being launched from a beach on an Abu Dhabi island, United Arab Emirates, March 14 – April 1, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM479745

View of women on the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 14-16, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of women on the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 14-16, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM479742

View of a man leading three camels across Al Maqta, a ford between Abu Dhabi and the mainland, United Arab Emirates, March – April 1950 (b/w photo)

View of a man leading three camels across Al Maqta, a ford between Abu Dhabi and the mainland, United Arab Emirates, March – April 1950 (b/w photo)

PRM479787

Seated portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with a saker (hurr) falcon in the sands surrounding Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 1949 – January 12, 1950 (b/w photo)

PRM479784

View of men in boats, spear fishing on Umm al Abid, Iraq, 1958 (b/w photo)

View of men in boats, spear fishing on Umm al Abid, Iraq, 1958 (b/w photo)

PRM479731

Portrait of a thirty–seven–year–old Japanese man named Horie Rokugorō, a samurai and officer (performing the function of censor) on the 1864 Ikeda mission to France, 1864 (albumen print)

PRM479222

Rock relief carvings around the entrances to the tombs of Darius I, Artaxerxes, and Darius II at Naqsh–i Rustam, Iran, c.1900 (gelatin silver print)

Nevins, Hugh Nevin (1888-1968) (attr. to)

PRM479876

Oba Eweka II seated with a group of men and youths, his right hand on bronze cylindrical object and his left hand held by the official known as the Onobore, c.1920 (inkjet print)

PRM479431

View of ‘arish huts at a Bani Yas settlement in the sands of Liwa oasis, United Arab Emirates, November 14–29, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of ‘arish huts at a Bani Yas settlement in the sands of Liwa oasis, United Arab Emirates, November 14–29, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM479754

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walking in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, during their journey towards Al Humrah sands, United Arab Emirates, January 28 – February 7, 1949 (b/w photo)

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walking in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, during their journey towards Al Humrah sands, United Arab Emirates, January 28 – February 7, 1949 (b/w photo)

PRM479764

View of an abra (ferry boat) launch at Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 9-24, 1949 (b/w photo)

View of an abra (ferry boat) launch at Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 9-24, 1949 (b/w photo)

PRM479770

Exterior view of the mudhif (guest house) belonging to Zair Hashim Bidin of the Al Hasan tribe, with a man standing outside the doorway, Iraq, 1955 (b/w photo)

Exterior view of the mudhif (guest house) belonging to Zair Hashim Bidin of the Al Hasan tribe, with a man standing outside the doorway, Iraq, 1955 (b/w photo)

PRM479707

View of men in boats, spear fishing on Umm al Abid, Iraq, 1958 (b/w photo)

PRM479730

View of houses at Tawila, with people gathered on the street in the foreground, Iraq, August – October 1950 (b/w photo)

View of houses at Tawila, with people gathered on the street in the foreground, Iraq, August – October 1950 (b/w photo)

PRM479790

'Zoomorph B', Quirigua, Izabal department, Guatemala, Late Classic period, AD 780 (platinum print)

PRM479385

Portrait of a thirty–two–year–old Japanese man named Tanabe Taichi, a samurai and officer (performing the function of first secretary) on the 1864 Ikeda mission to France, 1864 (albumen print)

PRM479208

Two people walking in Liwa oasis, 1948 (b/w photo)

Two people walking in Liwa oasis, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM7484244

Portrait of a Japanese man named Ikeda Nagaaki (Chōhatsu), also known as Ikeda Chikugo no kami, a samurai and chief envoy of the 1864 mission to France, 1864 (albumen print)

Cameroonian Photographer, (20th century)

PRM479289

Ga of Bali–Gham wearing traditional royal costume, 1958 (bromide print)

PRM479417

Half length portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, May 1-10, 1948 (b/w photo)

Half length portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, May 1-10, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM479743

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a Bani Yas settlement in Liwa oasis, United Arab Emirates, November 14–29, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a Bani Yas settlement in Liwa oasis, United Arab Emirates, November 14–29, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM479755

View of a man, crouching on rocks, hunting bear in the mountains above Rust, Iraq, May – September 1951 (b/w photo)

View of a man, crouching on rocks, hunting bear in the mountains above Rust, Iraq, May – September 1951 (b/w photo)

PRM479798

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis, United Arab Emirates, March 1-5, 1948 (b/w photo)

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis, United Arab Emirates, March 1-5, 1948 (b/w photo)

Bin Kabina, Salim (20th century)

PRM479747

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger sitting in the Wadi al ‘Ayn, Oman, February 8–16, 1949 (b/w photo)

PRM479765

Portrait of a young woman named Matara, the sister of Amara bin Thuqub, one of Wilfred Thesiger's canoe–boys, Iraq, 1958 (b/w photo)

Portrait of a young woman named Matara, the sister of Amara bin Thuqub, one of Wilfred Thesiger's canoe–boys, Iraq, 1958 (b/w photo)

English Photographer, (20th century)

PRM479774

View of display cases and totem–pole in the Court of the Pitt Rivers Museum (b/w photo)

PRM479476

Flailing barley, Chakpori, Lhasa, Tibet, 6th October 1936 (gelatin silver print)

Maudslay, Alfred Percival (1850-1931)

PRM479307

Stela F, Quirigua, 1883 (platinum print)

PRM479396

Pitt Rivers Museum Court Displays, c.1887-95 (resin coated paper)

Robinson, Alfred (1864-1950)

PRM479487

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 1948 (b/w photo)

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 1948 (b/w photo)

PRM7484239

Portrait of a forty–two–year–old Japanese man named Takamatsu Hikosaburō, a samurai and officer (performing the function of assistant inspector/recorder (official spy)) on the 1862 Takenouchi mission to Europe, 1862 (albumen print)

Chase, Jon (20th-21st century)

PRM479278

Michael Aris in his study with a poster of his wife, Aung San Suu Kyi, c.1991 (colour transparency)

PRM479702

The Shah's Palace in Tehran, with water garden in the foreground, Iran, c.1900 (gelatin silver print)

PRM479860

'Stela C', Quirigua, Izabal department, Guatemala, Late Classic period, AD 775 (platinum print)

Buchta, Richard (1845-94)

PRM479376

Five Zande Men, 1879 (albumen print)

PRM479427

Portrait of the Queen of Bora Bora island, eldest daughter of Queen Pomare of Tahiti (1813-1877), and her husband, c. 1870 (b/w photo)

PRM7419846

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger (left) with Colonel Gigantes, Commander of the Greek Sacred Squadron of the Special Air Service (S.A.S.), in the Western Desert, Libya, 1942 (b/w photo)

PRM479808

'Stela D', Quirigua, Izabal department, Guatemala, Late Classic period, AD 766 (platinum print)

Negretti, Henry (1818–79) & Zambra, Joseph (1822–97)

PRM479388

Models of Zulu people in naturalistic setting at the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace, c.1863 (albumen print)

PRM479435

Portrait of General Pitt-Rivers, wearing frock coat and cravat, 1860s-70s (albumen print)

English Photographer, (19th century)

PRM479495

Members of one of the noble families of Lhasa, the Rakashar family, 1921 (glass plate gelatin print)

Lepcha, Rabden (fl.1920s)

PRM479563

Fijian Man and Woman, c.1885 (albumen print)

Martin, Josiah (1843-1916)

PRM479445

Portrait of a Japanese man named Fukuzawa Yukichi, a samurai and officer on the 1862 Takenouchi mission to Europe, employed as an interpreter of Dutch and English, 1862 (albumen print)

PRM479273

View of the Potala Palace with yaks in the foreground, Lhasa, Tibet, 1936-37 (colour transparency)

Lepcha, Rabden (fl.1920s)

PRM479364

Monks on the steps of the Assembly Hall of the "Sera Che" College at Sera Monastery, c.1920-21 (glass plate gelatin print)

PRM479560

'Iron Hill', or Chakpori, at Lhasa with 'Temple of Medicine' on the summit, c.1920-21 (b/w photo)

Bell, Charles Alfred (1870-1945)

PRM479590

Posed group of dervish musicians and dancers, c.1890 (gelatin silver print)

Sebah & Joaillier (fl.1888-1950)

PRM479529

Aung San Suu Kyi in front of the head of Bhairava in Kathmandu, Nepal, c.1970s (colour transparency)

Aris, Michael (1946-99)

PRM479704

Head and shoulders portrait of Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, c.1885 (platinum print)

Downey, W. and D. (fl.1860-1905)

PRM479917

Portrait of a twenty–five–year–old Japanese man named Sugiura Aizō, a samurai and officer on the 1864 Ikeda mission to France, 1864 (albumen print)

PRM479227

Portrait of a twenty–three–year–old Japanese man named Tamaki Mitsuya, a samurai and member of the 1864 Ikeda mission to France, employed as a domestic attendant of one of the assistant envoys, 1864 (albumen print)

PRM479251

Portrait of Harada Goichi, April – June 1864 (albumen print)

PRM480129

Portrait of a woman smoking a waterpipe, Iran, c.1900 (gelatin silver print)

PRM479864

View of the terrace stairway at Persepolis, with columns visible beyond, Iran, c.1900 (gelatin silver print)

PRM479865

View of a stall at a bazaar selling textiles, possibly in Rasht, Iran, c.1900 (gelatin silver print)

Guthrie, James (1906-71) or Rosalie Joan (20th century)

PRM479881

View of the north side of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibert, March 1945 – early 1949 (colour transparency)

PRM479898

View of black–hatted monks dancing in the ceremony of the 'Votive Offering of the Twenty-Ninth Day' (tse gutor) in the eastern courtyard (deyang shar) of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, March 1945 – early 1949 (colour transparency)

Guthrie, James (1906-71) or Rosalie Joan (20th century)

PRM479900

Sky burial, with two men distributing the flesh to a surrounding flock of vultures, and a monk keeping the birds back (glass plate gelatin print)

Bell, Charles Alfred (1870-1945)

PRM479577

The Potala from the east, showing the round-walled watchtower, Taktshang Gormo, Lhasa, Tibet, 10th February 1937 (gelatin silver print, retouched)

PRM479316

Four Gelugpa monks blowing ceremonial horns on the roof of Kundeling monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, 14th February 1937 (colour transparency)

Duckworth, Edward Harland (1893-1972)

PRM479361

The Olugbo of Ugbo, 1947 (bromide print)

PRM479414

The Potala seen from the west across the plain, Lhasa, Tibet, 13th-15th November 1936 (gelatin silver print)

PRM479312

'Zoomorph P', Quirigua, Izabal department, Guatemala, Late Classic period, AD 795 (platinum print)

PRM479379

Tsarong wearing ceremonial dress at New Year, Lhasa, Tibet, 12th February 1937 (colour transparency)