Portrait of an Arab falconer ... Miscellaneous

Portrait of an Arab falconer ... MiscellaneousPortrait of an Arab falconer, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, riding a camel with a peregrine falcon in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A falconer wearing a thobe (long shirt) and a ghutra (headscarf) toped with a dark 'agal (head rope) sits astride a tall camel. He holds a peregrine falcon on a mangalah (cuff) on his left arm, and a camel stick. The camel on which he sits stands in profile facing towards the right, its

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis

Each of the boats has one man standing in the bow holding a long five-pronged spear

At the far end of the yard a man is perched beneath the sail

A thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan stands facing forward

locally called saaf) at a settlement in the desert sands of Liwa oasis

Side view of a kotia

a stretch of water that separates Abu Dhabi Island from the mainland

Small birds that he has shot with blunted arrows hang down the back of his neck

Muhammad al Auf and Salim bin Kabina

On the far side are buildings with wind-towers

Musallim bin Tafl

Profile portrait of Wilfred Thesiger's camel