Portrait of four of Wilfred ... Africa

Portrait of four of Wilfred ... AfricaPortrait of four of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing companions sitting on the deck of a sailboat (dhow) in the Abu Dhabi islands. In the foreground, Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan, wearing a thick black 'agal (head rope) over his ghutra (headscarf) sits holding a young boy in his lap. The boy wears a number of amulets around his neck and has a patterned ghutra over his head. Two men rest behind them, one sitting on the deck and the other sitting on the

with boats moored in the foreground

and Salim bin Ghabaisha

View of Abis village on the Hejaz plateau

with many other boats drawn up at the right side of the lagoon

leads two laden camels along a high dune ridge

The young boy kneeling in front of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan may be Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan

He is holding a long handled pan next to the fire

His saddled camel stands on the left

Portrait 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

Seated portrait of an Arab falconer

View of two rowboats in Dubai Creek at sunset

A saluki hunting dog lies sleeping in the sand at the base of the wakir