Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, a tribesman of the Rashid Bedouin, in the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well....

View of locals at a water reservoir in the Al Hasa Oasis. In the foreground a man and two children stand with a pair of donkeys at the edge of...

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting on the crest of a sand dune in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the distance scattered dots of...

Portrait of a man of the Yam tribe taken by Wilfred Thesiger during his journey from the town of Najran to the town of Badr. Due to the nature of...

A group of Manahil Bedouin at Fughmah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

View of a Bedouin family and a few members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at Tawi Harian well in the Sharqiyah Sands. In the foreground men, women and children cluster...

View of an open-air market at Seiyun. In the right foreground a women stands holding a basket in her arms. On the left two men look into a basket. Large...

View of tower houses at a village in the region between the Tamniyah mountains and Al 'Abis village. In the near distance a number of tall square houses with small...

Half length group portrait of three Arab boys in Wadi Yiba or Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

A palm grove at Min'ar. Behind it a mountain rises. In the foreground goats are grazing on bushes.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Three-quarter length profile portrait of two boys standing in front of a bush in the Wadi Hali. The two boys stand facing towards the right. One of the boys is...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Dhafra sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Dhibi well to Al Batin sands. Three of...

View of a woman from the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin leading a camel at Manwakh well. The camel is loaded with a camel litter, which is made from...

Profile portrait of a thoroughbred female batina camel standing in the sands near Al Ain. A saddled batina camel stands in profile facing towards the left. It is wearing the...

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in a rocky plain below Jabal Sumeini. On the left two Bedouin men in futah (wraparound skirts) crouch around a feral...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, on their journey towards Al Humrah sands. In the left foreground four of Wilfred Thesiger's...

Group portrait of boys and young men standing close together in the village of Ash Shuqaiq.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Landscape in the Wadi al Jiz' near its junction with Wadi Mahrat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels in the Al Batin sands near Liwa oasis. Men rest while three camels drink water at a water trough. Two camels stand looking...

View of a forest in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana' in the Al Hijar mountains. In the foreground shrubs and bushes grow between boulders. In...