Thomas collection.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, current owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabian Peninsula--Photographs.

Arabian Peninsula.

Ethnology--Arabian Peninsula.

Ethnology.

Arabs--Photographs.

Arabs.

Tribes--Arabian Peninsula.

Tribes.

Arabs--Social life and customs.

Genre:

Photographs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Production:

1928-1930.

Contents:

Non-Arab tribesmen of the Shahara tribe of central south Arabia, 1928

Two South Arabian racial types on the left Sheheri and on the right Bait Kathiri; both are wearing their hair dressed in 'horus lock', 1930

A group showing a South Arabian racial type, Shehera; full face, 1930

Aracial type from South Arabia, a Harsusi; shown with a camel, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia, a Harsusi, Munesser Nuwasif; full face, 1930

South Arabian racial types; on the left a Sheheri and on the right a Muhammad servant holding a snake, a Haut, which measures 5' 4", 1930

A racial type from South Arabia, a Mahri, whose father was a Hadha and mother a Kathiri; full face, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia, a Mahri, whose father was a Hadha and mother a Kathiri; profile, 1930

Three Mahria tribesmen, south Arabian racial types; full face, full length. They are wearing shackles on their legs, 1930

Two of the Qara tribe, racial types from South Arabia; profile, 1930

Two of the Qara tribe, racial types from South Arabia; full face, 1930

Ruin at Balid, on the Dhufar plain in central South Arabia, 1928

Rock tombs at Wadi Dhikur, central South Arabia, 1928

Ruins of Balid, 1928

The fur of a white fox on the sands in the hands of Salih Bin Kalut, a Kathiri, 1930

Shaikh Salih Bin Kalut Rashidi, a Kathiri; full face, full length, 1930

Two Qara men from South Arabia; showing male dress and hair customs, back view, 1930

Two Arabs Badawn of the Yalwahiba tribe, south east Arabia, 1928

Shihail, a Shahari village in central South Arabia, 1928

Mahria (non-Arab) tribesmen gathering frankincense; central South Arabia, 1928

Non-Arabs of central south Arabia, Qara and Shahara tribesmen, 1928

Non-Arab tribesmen of the Shahara group in central south Arabia, 1928

Shihait, a Shahari village in central south Arabia, 1928

Janabah and Bani Bu Ali workmen of Ras El Had, S.E. Arabia, 1928

Spint exorcism in central South Arabia; taking part are Bait Qawas (non-Arab) tribesman, 1928

Dhofar; reception by the governor who is on the white charger on the left, 1928

A chipped figure, presumably a camel, on a rock, 1928

A group of soldiers from Yafa or the Aden hinterland, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, the whiteman, throwback Sheheri; full face, full length, 1930

A group of racial types from South Arabia; from left to right Qara, Sheheri, Harsusi; full face, 1930

A group of soldiers from the Aden Hinterland or Al Yafa showing a racial type from South Arabia; full face, 1930

Two racial types from South Arabia, on the left a Kathiri, Bart fadril and on the right a Hamumi, 1930

Racial type from South Arabia; two Omanis; the taller is more typical; profile, 1930

Racial types from South Arabia, two Omanis; the taller one is more typical; full face, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia; a typical Shehar; full face, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia, a Yafa tribesman from the Aden hinterland; profile, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia; a Yafa tribesman from the Aden hinterland; full face, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia; a Kathiri of the mountains; full face, 1930

Three tribesmen who accompanied B. Thomas through S. Arabia; the outside pair are Badawin of the Janabah tribe and the central figure is Badu of the Yal waluba tribe, 1928

A racial type from South Arabia; a Kathiri of the mountains; profile, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia; a Bautahari; profile, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia; a Bautahari; full face, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia; a Mashai; Poal ubaid Baid; Karabi on the map; full face, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia; a Mashai; Poal ubaid Baid; Karabi on the map; profile, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia, a typical Omani; profile, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia, a typical Omani; full face, 1930

A racial type from South Arabia, a Harsusi; profile, 1930

A group of Qara and Sheheri tribesmen from South Arabia, 1930

A group of 3 Awamirs at Qara; in the centre is Abdullah Bin Sasim, Shaikh of Qatar, on the right is Muhammad bin Abdoul Latef al Mana and on the left is Sabh al Mana, 1930

South Arabian racial types, a group of Sheheri, 1930

South Arabian racial types, a group of Somali, 1930

Photograph from Thomas Collection, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, a Qara Shaikh; full face, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, a Qara Shaikh; profile, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, a Sheheri; full face; he is holding a 5' 4" long snake, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, two Somalis; full face, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, two Somalis; profile, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, a Mahri; full face, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, a Mahri; profile, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, a Sheheri; profile, 1930

A south Arabian racial type, a Sheheri; full face, 1930

A south Arabian racial types, on the left Shaikh Hasen a Qara, in the centre a white man, a throwback sheheri and on the left a typical sheheri; full face, 1930

A south Arabian racial types, on the right the white man, throwback Sheheri and on the right Shaikh Hasen a Qara; full face, full length, 1930

A group of ladies at Auqad, 1930

The Amir of Bani Bu Ali tribe on horseback (probably this tribe is 'Bliulaire' of Ptolemy's map), 1928

Racial types from South Arabia, typical Awamir, Muhammad Ben Rikkadh, a paramount Shaikh and his son; full face, 1930

A cave above Dhuraitom in the Qara mountains; 2 Zara tribesmen are standing at the entrance, 1928

Non-Arab tribesmen of the Qara tribe of central south Arabia, 1928

Photograph from Thomas Collection, 1928.

Notes:

Collection no.: TMC.

Online resource.

OCLC:

1090099563

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