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A sambuk under full sail is silhouetted against a large coral sun on a violet sea.
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Sambuk

No. 16 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA sambuk under full sail is silhouetted against a large coral sun on a violet sea.

What it meansThe sambuk, with its square stern and curved stem, was one of the most common dhows of the Gulf and the Red Sea, used for trade, fishing and pearling.

Where it worksA strong, warm centrepiece for a living room or dining room.

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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
A single wind tower rises above a coral-stone house with a pierced parapet, against a coral sky.BarjeelNo. 20
A fleet of dhows rides at anchor with sails furled as the sun rises over a low coastal town.Dawn AnchorageNo. 1
A boom dhow heels a little under a full cream lateen sail on a turquoise sea.Full SailNo. 2
A boom dhow drawn side on, its yard and sail furled, on a band of deep teal under a coral sun.BoomNo. 3
Coral reef seen from above: patches of brain, table and branching coral ringed by pale sand, with small shoals in the open water.ReefNo. 4

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