Thesiger Collection

Portrait of three young boys, named Munzuk [Murzuk], Erzek and Merzik, of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin standing in sandy ground at Habarut wells. They are the sons of Nura, a...

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions watering a camel at a well north of Al Ain oasis. The well lies beneath a wooden frame made of tied wood,...

Half length standing portrait of a tribesman of the Duru Bedouin at Al Ain. A man from the Duru Bedouin tribe stands in half profile, looking into the far left...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground a tree grows on the left. In the distance beyond two Bedouin men in Wilfred...

Portrait of a man from the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin at Manwakh well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

[image indistinct]Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking across dunes in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. In the foreground a bare tree grows...

Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels in the Wadi Halfayn. On the left two men stand in a well. Mahalhal bin 'Ati, a tribesman of the Al Khamis lineage of Awamir...

Half length seated portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet), near Al Qabil. Salim bin Kabina, a...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding a camel during the party's journey from Ma' Shadid well to Shisr well. Due to the nature of these images,...

Portrait of Sadr, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, standing with his camel at 'Ayn al Hasy well. Sadr, a tribesman of the Sa'ar Bedouin, stands on the left,...

View of five boys standing in front of beached dhows (sailboats) at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the background one storey buildings and beached dhows line the shore.Due to...

Portrait of a tribesman of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin riding a camel.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Portrait of two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions eating a meal during the party's journey from Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat to Furai well. The man on the left is Muhalhal bin...

View of limestone cliffs atop Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. In the foreground small boulders lie on a slope, with a few tufts of vegetation growing between them. In the...

View of four members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party butchering a camel at Mughshin Oasis. The men sit together at the side of a large pile of branches, on top...

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party riding camels in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. Four men and a boy pause on their camels in a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting in the Ramlat as Sahmah. Dunes in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of multi-storeyed buildings built from rammed earth in the town of Dhahran in Qahtan tribal territory.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

At Umm al Khashab. Portrait of a man carrying a water-skin. He is wearing a broad-brimmed straw hat. Other people and huts in the background.Due to the nature of these...