View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... Arabia

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... ArabiaView of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes in Al Humrah sands during their journey to Umm az Zumul. Two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions ride between rolling sand dunes, heading from the near left foreground into the far distance. Each man's mount is followed by one or two baggage camels. Behind them a few dots of vegetation grow on a high sand dune, which rises to a peak on the right. Due to the nature of these images, prints will

sitting outside his home in front of a painted screen

then the Ruler's Representative in Al Ain

View of a family of Bayt Kathir Bedouin from the Bayt Gidad lineage in the Wadi Haluf

He is looking at his hands

The men are gathered around a well at the bottom of the dune

and all are wearing headscarves

Further beyond three more of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling companions trek across rolling sands

On the right a saluki hunting dog rests close by in the sand

He wears a thobe (long shirt) crossed with leather bandoliers attached to a cartridge belt and an embroidered ghutra (headscarf)

which he holds together at his waist

and there are two round towers

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions resting in camp north of Al Ain