Marsh Arabs of Iraq, 1967

A small sample of historic photographs taken of the Marsh Arabs of Iraq in 1967, from Tor’s book ‘When All The Lands Were Sea’.

Sunset-in-Marshes-1024x683.jpg
W8089-Young-Marsh-Arab-boy-MX-683x1024.jpg
Marsh-Arab-village-reed-house-under-construction-1024x683.jpg
W10112-Large-al-Bedda-village1-1024x683.jpg
Waterbuffaloes-an-essential-part-of-life-in-the-marshes.-1024x683.jpg
Tarada-canoe-passing-mudhif-guesthouse.jpg
Slender-canoe-passes-at-dusk-1024x683.jpg
Marsh-Arab-woman-at-dawn-in-Iraqi-marshlands-1024x683.jpg
Weatherbeaten-Marsh-Arab-face-683x1024.jpg
Glimpse-of-village-life.jpg
Waterbuffaloes-resting-on-little-island-home-1024x683.jpg
Morning-activity-in-marshes-seen-through-reeds-1024x683.jpg