View of a member of ... Size:large

View of a member of ... Size:largeView of a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hawking party riding in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the foreground a lone rider carrying a falcon on his arm rides a camel along the crest of a high dune. The dune looks out over low rolling sand dunes in the near distance and a vast desert plain in the far distance. Everywhere the sands are dotted with tufts of vegetation and a few large trees. This image was taken between December 20, 1948,

with three camels in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain

a local prince

a braided neck rope and has a thick black head rope

Rai al Raqiqa is a tribesman of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin

In the foreground terraced fields cover a valley floor

Five men stand around a well in front of a few date palms

The image is taken in front of a printed floral textile background and carpet has been placed on the floor

In the far distance the mountain Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet) rises high above the plain

on a MacQueen's Bustard that it has killed

a type of high

in order to collect its blood

A tribesman of the Duru Bedouin stands facing towards the left