View of the rear of ... Size:smallView of the rear of a j? lb? t [jalboot], a small type of dhow (sailboat), in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island. A small rowboat is moored alongside the stern of a j? lb? t in the midst of a calm flat ocean. A number of sailors are visible on deck, while above them a large white sail flies from a mast. In the far distance a few dhows can be seen along the horizon. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18 28, 1948
a leader of the Herki tribe
He is near the top of the mast
Salim bin Kabina (centre left)
sits on the sand with its bow pointing towards ocean
sail across a wind-rippled ocean
In the background a vast expanse of sand continues into the far distance
In the foreground clumps of vegetation grow in uneven sand
One man walks in front of the tree carrying a large load of firewood
View of sand dunes in the Ghanim Sands in the region between Khasfah well and Matki well
Trees and shrubs grow on sand dune in the distance
Standing full length portrait of a middle-aged Arab man
A falconer wearing a thobe (long shirt) and a ghutra (headscarf) toped with a dark 'agal (head rope) sits astride a tall camel
