Wilfred Thesiger's party taking a ... John K. Hillers

Wilfred Thesiger's party taking a ... John K. HillersWilfred Thesiger's party taking a rest in As Saruq sands north of Liwa oasis during their journey to Abu Dhabi. Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, tribesmen of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, rest with their camels next to a large bush. One of the men is unloading a couched camel at the centre. All of the camels are couched except one, which is standing behind him. Surrounding him a number of other men work amongst the camels. The

and leans on a camel stick in his other hand

resting one hand on his thigh

In the background a dog stands next to a bush

For the latter use

At the centre of the image a musician beats out a rhythm on a large drum

Palm trees in the Wadi 'Arf

a sixteen or seventeen year old boy of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Batin sands near Liwa during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)

and his extended family in the Ramlat ar Rabbad for a few days during their first crossing of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) in December 1946

The gown is woven from native yarn dyed black or dark blue with a vegetable dye

a form of headdress typical of the Chleuh

the Emir of the Shahran tribes