Portrait of six trained falcons ... AfricaPortrait of six trained falcons and two salukis belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party resting in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the centre foreground a saker (hurr) falcon perches on a wakir (block). Behind her five peregrine (shahin) falcons, four of which are wearing hoods, perch on their blocks. Further behind them two saluki hunting dogs rest in the sand beside clumps of vegetation. Due to the nature of these images,
To his right another man holds a falcon while behind him a camel stands
In the foreground the crest of a low
In the far distance a high dune massif borders the flat on the far side
View of tents at an encampment in the Qandil range of mountains
Behind them many people rest in the sand
View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands)
a man sits leaning against the side of the boat
View of three members of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party riding in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain
On the left a Manasir man with a thick beard and buckteeth crouches beside two members of Wilfred Thesiger's party
Portrait of a boy and a young man in the town of Umm al Khashab
seen though a line of spears
In the distance square tower houses built of rammed earth sit atop a hill on the right
