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Arab robe worn by T. E. Lawrence

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Thinking with Things: The Oxford Collection
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On Lawrence of Arabia and wearing Arab robes. T. E. Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia was infamous for his scruffy appearance when in the British Khaki uniform, and wore it as little as possible.
However, Lawrence took on quite a different guise when his friend King Faisal of Iraq suggested he dress in his set of Arab wedding clothes. With Professor Eugene Rogan, Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Oxford. Object number: EA1965.176.

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Thinking with Things: The Oxford Collection
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Eugene Rogan
Keywords
Lawrence of Arabia
history
TE Lawrence
Arabia
Department: Ashmolean Museum
Date Added: 23/01/2017
Duration: 00:03:20

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