Profile portrait of Salim bin ... PakistanProfile portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, riding a female thoroughbred Wahiba camel near Al Qabil, at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet). Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, kneels atop the camel. The camel stands facing towards the left. Salim bin Kabina carries a rifle under his shoulder and holds a camel stick. In the distance beyond a line of vegetation
All around the dhows the sea is flat and the sky clear of clouds
in the region surrounding Al Ain / Buraimi Oasis
resting her head on her hand
stands on the crest of a dune
seated with bronzes laid out in foreground
He wears a light coloured thobe (long shirt) with a square patterned ghutra (headscarf) tied around his head
Far behind them a herd of camels stands on the top of a sand dune on the left
The buildings on the left are topped only with adobe
Directly behind it a square corner tower of Al Fahidi fort rises high above the building
Behind the falcon in the near left another member of the hunting party kneels in the sand with his hands on his thighs
View looking eastwards along (the south side of) the Bashilo gorge
Close up portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in the Al Ain / Buraimi oasis
