Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a young man of the Qara tribe standing in the Wadi Darbat. He is holding a walking stick.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of a boy of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin standing in front of his tent at Manwakh well. The boy is holding out a roasting pan filled...

View of desert landscape in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the central foreground a bush grows near the edge of a sand dune. A steep depression sits on the...

View of a group of Sa'ar Bedouin camping at Manwakh well. In the foreground a few camels rest in the sand. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of terraced cultivated fields at a settlement in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana' in the Al Hijar mountains. Due to the nature of these...

View of a sandy flat at the top of a mountain ridge in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban.Due to the nature of...

View of a small fort in the Al Ain / Al Buraimi oasis. In the near foreground a pile of gravel sits in front of a small fort with two...

View of a large grove of date palms growing in the Wadi Andhur near Andhur spring. In the far background high rock cliffs run along the far side of the...

View of a sand dunes in Liwa oasis. In the foreground a large expanse of sand is criss-crossed by footprints and camel tracks. In the distance beyond a sand fence...

View of a man and a boy in canopy covered shipyard at the harbour in Kuwait city. In the foreground a young boy walks beside a dhow (sailboat) that is...

Three-quarter length group portrait of locals in a market in Dubai. A group of men and boys stand in front of closed merchant stalls at a market. On the left...

Half length standing portrait of two Duru Bedouin boys in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Two Duru boys stand in the foreground, facing towards the near left. The older boy on...

View of the walled village of Marat in the Al Washm region. High defensive towers sit at intervals along the city walls.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Portrait of a young man of the Bani Malik at the Suq as Sabt [Saturday market] in the Bani Malik Mountains. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party camping next to a bush in the Ramlat as Sahmah. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Seated portrait of Musallim bin Al Kamam of the Rashid resting near Al Qabil at the southern end of the mountain Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet). Musallim bin Al Kamam, a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party riding along a rocky wadi bed in the region north of the town of Al-Saum. High rock cliffs rise up steeply behind them....

Profile portrait of a guide in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, a tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin, taken during the party's journey through the upper Wadi al Batha' east of Qabil...

Portrait of two Sa'ar Bedouin boys sitting on a rock in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of potters at an open air market in the city of Sabya. In the foreground a number of pottery traders sit on the ground surrounded by piles of pottery...