View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... Special Orders

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... Special OrdersView of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. In the distance three of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walk with their camels across an expanse of sand, heading towards a bare bush in the near foreground. The sands surrounding them are dotted with scattered vegetation, while in the far distance behind them rolling sand dunes rise along the horizon below a cloudless sky. Due to the nature

Two boys kneel side by side on the ground

In the foreground a boom with two mast is moored in calm water rippled by gentle waves

In the foreground a line of tracks cross the middle of a large sloping expanse of sand

a small dhow (sailboat) beached on Shindagha beach in Dubai

Above them one man stands on a wooden yard

The three stand in a line holding rifles in their right hands

another two men hold the sail in their arms

The man is likely a fresh water seller

View of locals walking in a vast square in front of a mosque in the city of Abha

is kneeling in the sand facing to the left

It is saddled with an Omani style wooden saddle

Portrait of three Manasir Bedouin at their encampment in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain