View of the Shindagha district ... Frame:white

View of the Shindagha district ... Frame:whiteView of the Shindagha district from Dubai Creek. In the foreground a small boat and a large, heavily loaded dhow (sailboat) are beached in the sand. Nearby piles of coral, used for building houses, lie on the shore and a number of people walk across the sand. In the left distance a large enclave of 'arish huts and enclosures made from palm fronds sit in the sand. In the central distance a square stone watchtower, the Shindagha, rises high above nearby

turquoise and jade

He holds a peregrine falcon on a mangalah (cuff) on his left arm

holding a peregrine falcon on his right arm

the sister of Amara bin Thuqub

In the foreground a man walks through a large open area in front of the buildings

The tiers of the structure dominate the image

In the far right background a second camel lies couched in the sand

wearing wigs

moored in the port at Mahón

A second man stands in a small opening in the door

A saluki hunting dog lies sleeping in the sand at the base of the wakir

wearing beaded necklaces and a hat decorated with many rows of shells