View of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing ... AfricaView of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing companions aboard a dhow (sailboat) in the Abu Dhabi islands. A number of men and boys rest in a sailing boat. At the left, a man sits leaning against the side of the boat. A young boy wearing a large check patterned headscarf sits in the centre, surrounded by men who are resting and chatting. At the rear, on man in a plaid loincloth is leaning over the back of the boat. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's
On the left one man squats on the ground
and his long hair hangs down around his shoulders
Portrait of a boy at the market in Umm Al Khashab
Image taken looking directly down into the settlement below the Potala
In the far distance the tower of a further adobe building is visible alongside a grove of tall date palms
sitting on the ground in front of a vertical loom
one of the leaders of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party
The dune is dotted with many large salt bushes where its slopes meet the open sand
View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek
In the foreground fishing nets are spread out to dry on the sand
View of people at a suq (market) in the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate
Portrait of an elderly Arab man squatting on the ground in the Al Qatan region
