Portrait of sailors rowing a ...

Portrait of sailors rowing a ...Portrait of sailors rowing a dhow (sailboat) on which Wilfred Thesiger sailed with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his retainers. A number of men sit on the gunwale of a sailboat, holding oars. On the left two sailors pull on a large wooden oar, holding it out over the water. A drum barrel rests against the side of the boat in front of them. In the nearer foreground a second pair of sailors holds another wooden oar. In the far right background,

Portrait of sailors rowing a dhow (sailboat) on which Wilfred Thesiger sailed with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his retainers. A number of men sit on the gunwale of a sailboat, holding oars. On the left two sailors pull on a large wooden oar, holding it out over the water. A drum barrel rests against the side of the boat in front of them. In the nearer foreground a second pair of sailors holds another wooden oar. In the far right background, a dhow rows through tranquil water. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's week and a half long sailing trip around the Abu Dhabi Islands with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Nahyan and their retainers in March 1948.

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