Seated portrait of the Imam ... Portraits of notable peopleSeated portrait of the Imam of Oman's representative, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Jabal Buwaydah to the village of Al Qabil. The Imam of Oman's representative, who accompanied Wilfred Thesiger from 'Izz to Al Muwaiji, crouches on his knee in the foreground. He wears a cartridge belt over his thobe (shirt), a light coloured headscarf and has a long thick grey beard. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of
This photograph was taken in the region surrounding the town of Najran
Close up portrait of a nakhoda at Dubai Creek
with weapons and trophies hanging on the wall
On the left a large date palm grove is enclosed by a high mud wall
carrying a cargo of reed mats
and another member of the party sits in the sand on the right
Exposed rings of sedimentary sandstone sit above the sand floor of the depression
More shrubs and bushes grow on the near side of the flat than at the far side
and holds its wings out from its body in order to maintain its balance on the bustard and shield its prey from other predators
established date palms grow in rows
Surrounding the party an expanse of low crescent-shaped dunes stretches out in every direction
The party's equipment lies in the sand surrounding the bush
