'The Shaikh waiting, Koweit.' Photographer: Unknown
Date:
1903/1903
Description:
Genre/Subject MatterView in the desert in Koweit [Kuwait], showing the Shaikh of Koweit on horseback. A man stands alongside the horse. Both are wearing vertically striped robes and wear long swords at their waists. In the background at right another man carries a flag atop a staff and also wears a sword at his waist.InscriptionsInk, below image: 'The Shaikh waiting, Koweit.'Pencil, lower right, alongside image: ‘21’1 b&w silver gelatin printDimensions:139 x 203 mmCondition:The print is in good condition, though the mounting paper is heavily foxed and crumbling.Foliation:‘21’Process:Silver gelatin