Thesiger Collection

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in the Al Batin sands during their journey from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis. The man, a tribesman of...

Full length standing portrait of a boy standing in the midst of a covered suq (market) in the city of Sharjah. A boy wearing a thobe (long shirt) and a...

Standing full length portrait of a soldier, from the 'Adan levies, in Wadi Jarsis in the Jabal Qara mountains. The soldier stands in front of a tree, holding a rifle...

Portrait of Nimr bin Salim, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, at Ghayl bin Yamayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim, a leader in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, standing with a tribesman of the Harasis Bedouin at Boi well. Salim bin Tamtaim, a sheikh of the...

View of a crowd of traders and buyers at an open air market in the city of Sabya. In the foreground a number of people mill about next to two...

Half length standing portrait of an Iranian or Arab porter in Dubai. A middle-aged man with thick bushy beard stands on a Dubai street in front of a stucco wall....

Seated portrait of two elderly Arab men in the village of Sawda. The men sit side by side on the ground. The man on the left is wrapped in a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling loading up their camels in the Sharqiyah Sands.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of an interior room in a tower house in the town of Qalat Bishah. The floor walls of the room are painted with patterns and stripes, and the floor...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting at the top of a dune in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra...

Standing full length portrait of a boy standing beside a mast at Al Ma'ala harbour in the city of Aden. The boy is wearing a wraparound skirt.Due to the nature...

Salim bin Kabina, a young tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, stands with a camel at Dahal well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Wilfred Thesiger's party resting under a tree in the Wadi al Jiz', near its junction with Wadi Mahrat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Mountain landscape at Jabal Fayfa. Fields have been built in terraces onto the mountainside.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of terraced fields in a valley in the region north of the city of Ad Dali' in Ad Dali' Governorate. On the left a large square stone building sits...

Standing full length portrait of a boy holding two rifles at a well near the town of Qalat Bishah. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

The harbour at Al Mukalla. Dhows on the water. The town can be seen in the background. Mountains rising behind.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of a pair of archways at a ruined mosque on Jarbayb plain, near the city of Salalah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of a village in the Bani Malik tribal region between 'Aqabat ash Sha'ar pass and the city of Abha. In the foreground trees grow along the edge of a...