Camel ridden by Thesiger Frame:gold

Camel ridden by Thesiger Frame:goldDue to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

View of desert landscape in Al Batin sands near Liwa oasis

In the foreground a hooded peregrine falcon perches on a carved wooden wakir (block) next to a large pile of blankets and saddlery gear lying in the sand

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan stands at the far left

Except for the small bush

and a hooded passage peregrine falcon on a mangalah (cuff) on his left hand

large metal nose ornament

In the far distance beyond Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit) rises high above the flat plain in the far right distance

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party leading three laden camels across the Muqta to Abu Dhabi island

The jewellery is very heavy with the earrings being made of gold and turquoise and the amulet made of gold

holding a peregrine falcon on one arm

on a rocky plain in the foreground

View of dunes in Al Batin sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)