Half length portrait of a ... Special OrdersHalf length portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin, whom Wilfred Thesiger met at a Manasir encampment in the Baynunah sands. A tribesman of the Manasir sits in the sand, crossing his hands in front of his chest. He has a thick beard and short curly hair and wears a plain ghutra (headscarf) draped over his head and around his shoulders. Behind him thick vegetation grows in the sand. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Al
Exterior view of the mudhif (guest house) belonging to Zair Hashim Bidin of the Al Hasan tribe
Standing full length portrait of a young man of the Mahra Bedouin at Ma' Shadid well in the Wadi Ghudun
A number of sailors work on deck around a large sail that hangs down from a yard
kneels in the saddle of his camel [the camel's nose and legs are cut off by the frame]
Group portrait of Mahra Bedouin taken in the region between Wadi Khawat and Wadi Shu'ayt
View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party crossing dunes in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis
Portrait of a young boy kneeling in front of a stone wall at Suq ath Thulutha market
Portrait of two men at the village of 'Arish
He wears a khanjar (dagger) on a cartridge belt with leather suspenders over his thobe (shirt) and an embroidered headscarf
In the distance Qasr Ibrahim fort and the city walls of Al Hofuf sit alongside a stand of date palms
A wadi bed near Andhur
View of two camels belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the region of the Kidan plains (Suhul al Kidan)
