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A scattering of small lateen sails across a wide turquoise sea under a pale sky.
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Dhow & Sea

Distant Sails

No. 11 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA scattering of small lateen sails across a wide turquoise sea under a pale sky.

What it meansFleets sailed together for safety and company, whether to the pearl banks in summer or on the long monsoon voyages.

Where it worksA light, airy piece for a hallway, bathroom or narrow wall.

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The Pole Star and the patterns around it over a dark sea, with a single dhow on the horizon.Star PathNo. 12
Fishing nets hang in swags between wooden poles above the beach, coral floats along their top lines.Drying NetsNo. 13
A small jalibut rests on the sand flats at low tide, pools of turquoise left around it and sails far out on the water.Low TideNo. 14
Rows of stylised waves move from deep teal to pale turquoise, a few crests curling over.Sea BandsNo. 15
A sambuk under full sail is silhouetted against a large coral sun on a violet sea.SambukNo. 16
A still channel runs between banks of mangrove toward a low sun, roots arching down into the water.Mangrove ChannelNo. 17
Looking down through clear turquoise shallows onto beds of pearl oysters on the sand, the bottom netted with rippling light. A few shells lie open, and one holds a pearl.Pearl BedsNo. 18
A dhow seen from directly above floats over clear turquoise shallows, its shadow falling on the sandy bottom.ShallowsNo. 19

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