View of a Manasir Bedouin ... Sue Johnson

View of a Manasir Bedouin ... Sue JohnsonView of a Manasir Bedouin encampment near Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting camp in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In a wide expanse of sand a large herd of camels graze in front of two tents. The tents are clad in cloth and large mats made of woven palm. Behind them a long low sand dune runs into the far right distance below a sky dotted with wispy clouds. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or

The Mission team called themselves the Mission Marmots

where a few locals are standing

According to an original note by James Stevenson (prepared circa 1885)

A low sand bank sits behind him

In front of some windows are wooden screens

is eating from a plate of rice in front of him

Portrait of a Hazara man

that on the left was being used by James Stevenson

A fisherman and a boy stand together beside a large water barrel sitting on the sand

At the far right sits a young Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan

a Boran elder

with one man tending a pot cooking over a fire