![[PHOTOGRAPHY - FALCONRY]. - [Two Bedouins hunting with birds of prey].[Ca. 1880]. One albumen print (ca. 22 x 27.5 cm). Tipped onto a stiff paper mount (ca. 40 x 30 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.](https://www.forumrarebooks.com/uploads/item/ABC_48722/48722_falconry1.jpg)
Author: [PHOTOGRAPHY - FALCONRY].
Title: [Two Bedouins hunting with birds of prey].[Ca. 1880]. One albumen print (ca. 22 x 27.5 cm). Tipped onto a stiff paper mount (ca. 40 x 30 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.
Description: Striking, large photograph of two Bedouins on horseback, carrying large birds of prey for hunting. Bedouins have a long history of falconry, as it was difficult for them to catch live prey in the desert otherwise. They typically captured the falcons, trained them for a few months, then released them back into the wild before breeding season. This tradition no longer exists in this manner, as hunting is now forbidden throughout most of the Arabian Peninsula. As such, the present photograph offers a unique insight into 19th-century falconry in the Arabian Desert.The edges are somewhat discoloured and the corners are creased from a past mounting method. Otherwise in very good condition.
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Title: [Two Bedouins hunting with birds of prey].[Ca. 1880]. One albumen print (ca. 22 x 27.5 cm). Tipped onto a stiff paper mount (ca. 40 x 30 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.
Description: Striking, large photograph of two Bedouins on horseback, carrying large birds of prey for hunting. Bedouins have a long history of falconry, as it was difficult for them to catch live prey in the desert otherwise. They typically captured the falcons, trained them for a few months, then released them back into the wild before breeding season. This tradition no longer exists in this manner, as hunting is now forbidden throughout most of the Arabian Peninsula. As such, the present photograph offers a unique insight into 19th-century falconry in the Arabian Desert.The edges are somewhat discoloured and the corners are creased from a past mounting method. Otherwise in very good condition.
Keywords: [04F65CFF5112] ART, ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY|[04F65CFF5112] ART, ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY -> [035D43830D89] Photography|[439A0DC5CB7B] HORSES, HUNTING, SPORT & GAMES|[439A0DC5CB7B] HORSES, HUNTING, SPORT & GAMES -> [C06F0DBE9BE2] Falconry, Fishing & H
Price: EUR 250.00 = appr. US$ 271.71 Seller: A. Asher & Co. B.V.
- Book number: ABC_48722
- Book number: ABC_48722