View of three members of ... Tibet

View of three members of ... TibetView of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, Salim bin Kabina, 'Amair bin 'Omar, and Salim bin Ghabaisha, riding camels in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq, near the Dhahir mountains north of Al Ain. The party is travelling from Al Ain to Jabal Sumeini. In the foreground Salim bin Ghabaisha (right) rides his camel across the top of a sand ridge behind a baggage camel. Behind him 'Amair bin 'Omar (centre) and Salim bin Kabina (left)

alongside Thesiger stands his Nuer interpreter Malo

In the distance beyond a dhow (sailboat) sails up the creek

stands on the right

Behind the abra a line of ferries are docked at a ferry boat launch at the side of the creek

while another man sits

Two young boys sit together in front of the group at the left

wearing wigs

holding a peregrine falcon on his left arm

and a camel stick

Full-length group portrait of Wilfred Thesiger standing with Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin

Thangka behind him