Portrait of an Arab falconer ... Thesiger Collection

Portrait of an Arab falconer ... Thesiger CollectionPortrait 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) kneels atop a tall camel holding a hooded falcon and a camel stick. The camel stands in profile facing towards the right, its head turned towards the far distance. The sand dune on which the camel stands is ridged with small,

Two boys sitting on a platform in a tree in the Wadi Amq

Group portrait of a boy and two girls

with several boys in the foreground

supplies and saddles lie in the sand around the camp

In the far distance behind 'arish huts and a number of palms dot the sand

Portrait of two boys of the Sa'ar Bedouin in the Raydat as Say'ar region

The light coloured camel has a distinctive pattern of thick

A few men stand on the shore and alongside nearby buildings

stands in the right foreground on the slope of a large sand dune

A monk holding out the Tsurphu seal which is decorated with embossed metalwork

Behind crowds of people walk through the street

on which a coffee urn sits