In the Middle East and North Africa Sargent painted Bedouins, goatherds, and fisherman. A few huts for shepherds and goatherds are the only habitations. They are traditionally, and still mainly, goatherds and shepherds. Bedouin goatherds have a long history of climbing in the Hajhir. As they get older they accompany the goatherds into the bush, guarding them against predators.