Dhows at Tajura Africa 2Views of dhows moored off the beach at Tajura on the Djibouti coast, from where Wilfred Thesiger sailed after his Awash expedition. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
'Amair bin 'Omar's face is shaded from the sun by his ghutra (headscarf) which is wrapped closely around his head
topped with a cartridge belt and leather suspenders
After this meeting Salim bin Kabina joined Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party
Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan
A young Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (right) kneels in the sand next to one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's retainers
He is scratching his cheek with his thumb and wears a khanjar (dagger) on a cartridge belt over his thobe (shirt) and a white headscarf
Portrait of two men at a settlement in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana'
In the far distance Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet) rises high above the horizon
A few houses have a barjeel (wind tower) on their roof
At the centre the cliffs slope down to a plain dotted with sparse vegetation in the far distance
Muhammad al Auf
two men walk with their camels
