Close up portrait of a ... Frame:noneClose up portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in the Al Ain Buraimi oasis. A man from the Manasir Bedouin tribe stands facing forward, his chin tucked down towards his chest and his eyes in shadow. He has a thick curly beard and wears a coloured thobe (long shirt) and an embroidered ghutra (headscarf). In the far background a few trees grow in an expanse of sand. This image was taken between December 20, 1948, and January 27, 1949, during
The characteristic dotted initiation scars along the youth's forehead are visible reaching across to the ear
Standing full length portrait of a tribesman in Wadi Jarsis in the Jabal Qara mountains
On the far left another well opening has been filled in with sand
View of five of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions standing in a plain in the Al Ain/Buraimi oasis
Nearby one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions leads two camels through an area of hadh (Cornulaca monacantha) bushes
In the distance beyond dhows and other boats are moored along the shore
sitting on a raft
gathered around a dead wild boar
kneels in an area of bare sand
In the foreground donkey drinks from a trough at an open air market
sits facing towards the right
British Residency and gardens
