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An opened pearl oyster on deep teal, its nacre glowing around a single pearl.
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Dhow & Sea

The Pearl

No. 7 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeAn opened pearl oyster on deep teal, its nacre glowing around a single pearl.

What it meansBefore oil, pearling was the great industry of the Gulf; a natural pearl forms as the oyster coats an irritant in layer upon layer of nacre.

Where it worksSimple and luminous, it suits a bedroom, bathroom or dressing area.

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A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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A lateen sail drawn close up as pure shape: yard, seams and a coral sun on turquoise.Sail GeometryNo. 9
Dhows lie moored on a creek under a full moon, a low town of wind towers and palms along the far bank.Moonlit CreekNo. 10
A scattering of small lateen sails across a wide turquoise sea under a pale sky.Distant SailsNo. 11
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

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