Portrait of an Arab falconer ... Frame:nonePortrait of an Arab falconer, a retainer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, riding a camel with a falcon in the sands surrounding Al Ain. A falconer wearing a ghutra (headscarf) and a thobe (long shirt) topped with a cartridge belt kneels atop a camel. The falconer carries a hooded falcon on a mangalah (cuff) on his arm and steers the camel by its head rope with his other hand. The camel stands in profile on a sand dune, facing
In the foreground a large sand flat dotted with a few tufts of vegetation sits below a high sand dune
Salim bin Ham stands facing forward
View of a group of Arab men racing camels near Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain
watched by a large number of others sitting on walls
A smiling older Bedouin man with a thick beard sits in the sand
and in his right hand he holds a khanjar (dagger)
View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions on a sand hill in the Al Ain/Buraimi oasis overlooking Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit]
Wilfred Thesiger sits in the sand holding a camel stick in his lap with both hands
is building a large fire out of sticks
The sand dune is dotted with vegetation
Standing full length profile portrait of Sahail bin Tahi
Beyond the camp sand dunes rise in the far background
