View of a tent at ... Afghanistan

View of a tent at ... AfghanistanView of a tent at a Manasir encampment in Baynunah sands. In the foreground camel droppings litter the sand in front of a large tent in the midst of a vast sand flat dotted with vegetation. The tent is divided into two sections with a woven palm mat. A number of Manasir men and boys sit in the sand outside the right section of the tent, while women and a child sit inside the left section. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Al

View of locals sitting alongside a dhow (sailboat) beached on the shore at Dubai Creek

View of a settlement in the desert sands of Liwa oasis

In the background low sand dunes and trees sit in the far distance

Seated close up portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain

a thobe (long shirt) and a wraparound skirt

The man on the far right wears a waistcoat over his thobe (ankle-length shirt) under his a ceremonial bisht (robe)

while behind him a hobbled camel stands on three legs

a large double masted dhow (sailboat) from India

with two people in a canoe

The boat has two sets of rowing oars

going to market to buy chickens

which is framed by two storey buildings and a line of single storey wooden shacks on the right side of the square