Seated portrait of Mahalhal bin ... India

Seated portrait of Mahalhal bin ... IndiaSeated portrait of Mahalhal bin 'Ati, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides, in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Mahalhal bin 'Ati, a tribesman of the Al Khamis lineage of Awamir Bedouin, crouches in the right foreground, holding food in his hands. Behind him three bags hang from a pole standing in the sand. In the distance sand fills the background. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before

The peregrine faces towards the near left

View of the village of Thurayban

holding a rifle under his arm

The sand they are crossing is bare and marked with small wave patterns

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party taking a rest in the Al Dhafra sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Dhibi well to Al Batin sands

which is bordered by far wind-rippled dunes and dotted with some sparse vegetation

In the near distance three of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions stand with their camels on the right

A falconer's mangalah (cuff) lies in the sand to the right of the wakir

A Truptop Lama

The figure in the background is packing salt crystal into bags to trade

run along the horizon

Standing full length profile portrait of a thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain