Portrait of a peregrine falcon ... Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a peregrine falcon ... Thesiger CollectionPortrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin), belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches on a carved wooden wakir (block) staked in the sand. The peregrine faces forwards, its head turned to to the right. A falconer's mangalah (cuff) lies in the sand to the right of the wakir. In the background a camel and a large bush are visible in the distance. Due to the nature of these

kneels at the far right holding a camel stick

View of people at a souk (market) in Marrakech

The palace is several storeys tall and has round turrets on the corners of the building

The banner in the foreground is especially elaborate

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain

possibly a water skin

heading into the distance

in full sail

Small birds that he has shot with blunted arrows hang down the back of his neck

He still wears the black skin cloak

A young man wearing a light-coloured thobe (long shirt) topped with a khanjar (dagger) on a belt and a plain ghutra (headscarf) kneels on the ground in front of an entrance to Al Muwaiji Fort

A small canoe is towed behind the dhow