Full length portrait of an ... Iran

Full length portrait of an ... IranFull length portrait of an Arab man, one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides, standing with Ghazala ('the gazelle'), a famous thoroughbred Batina camel, during the party's journey from Jabal Sumeini to the port city of Sharjah. The man, a retainer of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, stands to the left of Ghazala, holding the camel's head rope in his hands. Ghazala stands in profile with her head looking towards the front. Ghazala was owned by Sheikh Zayed

and a large cloth canopy covers the stern deck

On the far left two men adjust the load on a couched camel

with several stone structures (used as goat and sheep pens) visible in the foreground

An area of flat open water in the foreground is crossed by a thick mooring rope attached to a large dhow

The tent is made of woven palm mats sewn together in long strips

Two are sitting on the ground

The house faces onto Dubai Creek

The flat is dotted with salt bushes

The tiers of the structure dominate the image

with men walking with laden horses in the foreground

Street showing framework which is to support matting for shade

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding camels during the party's journey from Ma' Shadid well to Shisr well