Portrait of a Bedouin man ... Frame:gold

Portrait of a Bedouin man ... Frame:goldPortrait of a Bedouin man, possibly a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in Al Muwaiji near Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain oasis. The man sits cross legged in the sand facing forward. He wears a plain thobe (shirt) and a large embroidered headscarf topped with an 'agal (head rope) that hangs down over his shoulder. In the left background carpets sit in the sand. In the distance beyond a large expanse of flat sand runs to the far horizon. Due to

taken from under the awning of the anthropologist's tent

or Chakpori

leaving the port at Barcelona (1837)

surrounded by plants and flowers

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands

his servant in the Sudan

with a group of people gathered outside

Three of the men walk with their camels

The monks wear yellow hats

It Is One Of The Most Sacred Mountains In The Lhasa area

a type of high

Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp in desert landscape north of the Ramlat al Ghafah