View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling ... Frame:goldView of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Batin sands, near Liwa oasis, during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, tribesmen of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, ride camels across a flat area of sand in front of a low, wind rippled dune. In the foreground the sand is mostly bare, however in the background salt bushes grow across the sand. High clouds
In the foreground a steep ridge of limestone
Strips of meat is spread out on a cloth in front of him
Portrait of a boy of the Bayt Zabnawt lineage of Mahra Bedouin at a well in Wadi Shalhamit
Right of the boat two lines of sailors pull on a thick rope
In the further distance the square stone Shindagha watchtower rises high above nearby 'arish huts and beached dhows (sailboats)
In the background a vast flat plain dotted with bushes stretches out into the far distance
In the far background a number of trees grow on the flat
View of the village of Al Haqu
The square buildings are made of adobe and have two or three storeys
In the background large stone buildings sit along the top of the valley wall
balance at the right end of the yard
On the left one man walks up the slope
