Half length portrait of two ... Thesiger Collection

Half length portrait of two ... Thesiger CollectionHalf length portrait of two Arab men in front of a rock wall in Dubai. The older man on the left wears a ceremonial bisht (robe) over his waistcoat and thobe (ankle length shirt). The man on the right wears a waistcoat and a khanjar (dagger) in a scabbard over his thobe. Each man also wears a ghutra (headscarf). This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 10 18, 1948 stay in Sharjah and Dubai. Due to the nature of these images, prints will

squatting on the ground

All three boys stand in a line

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing on the crest of a sand dune in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands)

Behind him locals stand in the midst of a pack of donkeys carrying heavy loads of wood

blankets and pots lie in the sand surrounding the men

In the foreground one tribesman stands leaning on a cane

He wears a dark waistcoat over his thobe (long shirt) and has a small ghutra (headscarf) tied high on his head

Close up profile portrait of a thoroughbred (female) Wahiba camel

dig out a well while a few camels wait expectantly nearby

named Munzuk [Murzuk]

View of a house in the Marshes

The woman is spinning fibres using a drop spindle