View of sailors hoisting sails ... Thesiger Collection

View of sailors hoisting sails ... Thesiger CollectionView of sailors hoisting sails on a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island. In the foreground a large folded sail sits on deck in front of a mast. Nearby a number of sailors line up on deck next to a wooden pulley. Above them one man stands on a wooden yard, holding onto on a rope with his left arm. Behind him a large sail fills with wind and blows back against a mast and the cockpit. This image was taken

sits facing forward holding a needle and thread

They both wear loincloths and collared shirts

In the near right foreground two large hadh (Cornulaca monacantha) bushes grow in the sand

Performed on 2nd day of the 1st month

musicians and spectators at the Sertreng ceremony or`The Golden Procession of the Assembly of Worship'

Soldiers on extreme right are holding small trumpets

sitting on a raft

Close up portrait of a Baluchi porter

which rises to a crest on the left

In the foreground two large salt bushes grow in an area of bare sand

Muhammad bin Fadil kneels on his camel

In the right background