Bedouin Gallery

Burning or cauterizing with hot irons

"Burning" or cauterizing with hot irons. A healer versed in medicinal tradition demonstrates this ancient Arab panacea for ills ranging from broken limbs to mental disorders, using instruments from al-'Ain museum. The red hot metal point is held over the patient prior to being applied to the affected region. Country of Origin: United Arab Emirates. Culture: Islamic. Date/ Period: 1996. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive. Location: 11

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Hawking is a traditional sport of the Bedu and is still very popular in the Emirates

Hawking is a traditional sport of the Bedu and is still very popular in the Emirates. A falconer stands in the desert, his falcon resting on his wrist. Country of Origin: United Arab Emirates. Culture: Islamic. Date/ Period: 1996. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive. Location: 11

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Caravan camp, Sahara Desert, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard

Caravan camp, Sahara Desert, late 19th century. Berber or Bedouin family and their tents. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899)

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