View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... Portraits of notable peopleView of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. In the distance five of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions ride across an expanse of sand, heading towards the foreground. Behind them a sloping sand dune, dotted with scattered vegetation, rises along the horizon below a cloudless sky. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before
This mask represents the Guardian of the Cemetery figure who appears frequently in Tibetan drama
The three men on the left each hold a rifle
which is made from a wood frame covered in cloth
one of two Sa'ar tribesmen who guided Wilfred Thesiger's party from Manwakh to 'Ayn al Hasy well
The sands are almost bare except for a few small dots of vegetation clinging to the sides of the dunes
partially shielding the pool from view
A large grove of date palms grows beside the building on the right
The bustard lies on its back in the sand
stands holding out a leather bag full of water
In the right distance two Bedouin men stand atop the dune
View of rolling sand dunes in Al Batin sands region of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) between Al Dhafra sands and Liwa oasis
On the right a Bani Yas villager walks past the enclosure across an expanse of sand
