Saar nomad Frame:gold

Saar nomad Frame:goldPortrait of a Bin Maaruf nomad (of the Saar tribe), sitting on the ground. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

In the foreground locals stand in the midst of a pack of donkeys carrying heavy loads of wood

On the left 'arish huts and fences line the shore where two dhows (sailboats) are beached

'arish huts and enclosures made from palm fronds sit in the sand along the shore

Some of the men are firing their muskets into the air

He is wearing a waistcoat over his thobe (long shirt) and holds a rifle against his shoulder

below sheer sided dunes

In the background is a sand flat bare of vegetation

View from Wadi Saifam of (the mountain) Jabal Kaur

with a man standing in front of the building

Further beyond the silhouette of Dubai is visible along the far bank

On the far left a square stone watchtower

View of sacred fish [schizothorax intermedius