Seated portrait of one of ... Arabia

Seated portrait of one of ... ArabiaSeated portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Bedouin retainers. The man wears a headscarf (ghutra) and a thobe (long shirt). He holds a rifle and a camel stick and is drinking from a small cup. Behind is a flat plain of rocky sand, almost bare of vegetation. This image was taken during April 6 30, 1948, when Wilfred Thesiger stayed at Al Muwaiji fort in Al Ain as a guest of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Due to the nature of these

View of several men standing and sitting in front of a tent

In the left background three men sit on a shaded cafe patio smoking from a hookah

Trees grow on the plain in the background

The latter can be seen in the foreground of the picture

View of a village on a hill

View of a woman building a house

with a palm tree prominent and a man in the foreground

In the central distance the square stone Shindagha watchtower rises high above nearby buildings

The boy kneels on the ground

One member of the party is crouched inside the opening of the well

In the far left background a square stone watchtower

standing outside decorated tents