View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... John K. Hillers

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... John K. HillersView of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, on their journey towards Al Humrah sands. In the foreground a bare tree sits in the sand. Further beyond, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walks across low rolling dunes followed by his camel. Ahead of him another member of the party rides his camel into the distance, followed by a baggage camel. In the far distance low rolling dunes stretch out across the

View of members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at Farai well

kneels beside a fire drinking from a small cup

Profile portrait of a boy of the Qara tribe kneeling in sand in the Wadi Darbat

while beyond low dunes stretch into the far horizon

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering camels at Haluf well in the Wadi Haluf near Haluf well

cattle and donkeys

On the left one of the men holds onto the mast with one arm while perching on a lower yard

In the background square stone buildings are visible

Members of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party and two camels group around a well

Monks in bottom right corner

He also wears a plain dark ghutra (headscarf) tied around his head

He wears a thobe (long shirt) with the ends tucked into a ball at his waist by his a cartridge belt and has his ghutra (headscarf) wrapped closely around his head