Portrait of two members of ... Alfred Maudslay

Portrait of two members of ... Alfred MaudslayPortrait of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party preparing coffee in the Wadi al 'Umayri. Rai, a member of the 'Ifaar tribe, sits on the left holding a coffee urn upside down. Rai joined Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in Wadi al 'Umayri as a rabi'a (a local escort who ensures safe passage through a tribal area). Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were

In the foreground boats sit in Dubai creek in front of a shaded ferry boat launch

In the background a number of camels wait near the well

watched by several others

and a few tufts of sedge grow

milking a sheep

In the foreground a large bush grows in a hollow on a near dune

a small type of dhow (sailboat)

sitting and squatting on the ground

View of a salt flat (sabkha) with sparse vegetation in Liwa oasis

Far behind them a herd of camels stands on the top of a sand dune on the left

View of Wilfred Thesiger's expedition party crossing the Awash River

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding towards ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees at Mughshin Oasis