Portrait of a sailor on ... Frame:natural

Portrait of a sailor on ... Frame:naturalPortrait of a sailor on a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island. A man in a thobe (long shirt) and cap balances in a crouch on a wooden yard, propping himself up with one hand on another nearby yard. Below him a sail hangs from the yard, while behind him the sky is clear and empty of clouds. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18 28, 1948 journey by dhow from Dubai to Bahrain Island. Due to the

Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Nahyan stands at the far right

Large date palms line the far side of the shallow spring

Each of the men has a camel stick

In the distance beyond a cluster of one and two storey buildings sits on a low rise beyond the road

In the background sit three small square buildings made of stone

pictured sitting in front of two Navajo blankets

beside a hooded peregrine falcon perched on a mangalah (cuff)

grinding coffee beans with a mortar and pestle

Looking down onto the shadows cast by rickshaws

A few goats walk through the square

View of dhows (sailboats) in Dubai Creek

riding on a donkey