- Collection type
- Photograph
- Description
- Camels in a market in the Tihamah region of Yemen. In the foreground two men sit with bundles of fresh palm fronds next to a camel wearing a basketry muzzle. Another camel wearing a muzzle sits in the background along with piles of sacks next to a thatched hut.
- Person
- Expedition or compiler Jenny Balfour-Paul
- Photographer Jenny Balfour-Paul
- PRM source Jenny Balfour-Paul
- Date
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 14/05/2018
- Photographic process
- Transparency Colour
- Dimensions
- Image dimension 35 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2018.137.679
- Research and responses
For a very similar camel muzzle from the Tihamah region of Yemen, donated by Jenny Balfour-Paul, please see 2018.37.98. [JMC 03/08/2020]
Search terms: Animal Gear, Trade
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