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Beduins Rolling Up Their Black Tents and Changing Camp East of the Dead Sea

BEDUINS ROLLING UP THEIR BLACK TENTS AND CHANGING CAMP EAST OF THE DEAD SEA

The tribe, having exhausted the pasturage for its sheep, is preparing to move towards fresh grass. Two women are rolling up their husband's tent of black camel hair, while the white-robed man stands ready to place it on his camel. In the distance two other men are unroping a tent. This is a recurrent crisis in Beduin life. The tribe may have to fight another clan for fresh pasturage