Seated portrait of Muhammad al ... AfghanistanSeated portrait of Muhammad al Auf, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, in a camp between Khaur Sabkha well and Khaba well in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Muhammad al Auf, a tribesman of the Bayt Mbarik lineage of the Rashid Bedouin, sits cross legged on the ground. He holds a piece of cloth in front of his chest with both hands. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred
he is wearing an Arab style of dress common among the Yazidis of Jabal Sinjar
standing on the crest of a dune in the Awarik sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)
Turquois[e] and shell bead drilling is extensively practised by the Indians of the Rio Grande valley
sits facing to the left
View of a river flowing down the Ishkoman valley
Full length portrait of a man of the Sa'ar Bedouin standing in a field in the Raydat as Say'ar
In the background another member of the party stands in the sand beside a few piles of blankets
In the far distance more trees grow
Behind him rolling downs continue out to the horizon below a cloudless sky
In the background a high wall and watchtower sit in front of a grove of date palms
The square buildings are made of adobe and have two or three storeys
Portrait of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in the Al Dhafra or Baynunah sands
