Distant view of a boom ... Type:unstretched canvas

Distant view of a boom ... Type:unstretched canvasDistant view of a boom, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait, in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain. A single sail files from the main mast as the boom sails into the far right distance. The ocean surrounding the boom is wavy but without swells, while above thin wispy clouds streak across the sky. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18 28, 1948 journey by dhow from Dubai to Bahrain Island. Due to the nature of these images,

He is holding a length of rope in both hands

and behind them another four rowboats are beached on rocky sand

in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island

Sitting and standing on carpet

Portrait of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

On the right a second pair of men steer the ship's tiller

pictured in front of two Zuni blankets

Portrait of a Samburu boy sitting on a rock at the edge of a pool of water

moored at Bahrain Island

Behind the boats a number of single and two storey houses line the beach front

View of houses and boats at the edge of Dubai

migrating in the autumn from the Zagros range of mountains down to the plains