Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a teenaged boy from the Bani Malik tribe in the upper Wadi Damad. A dagger is hanging from his belt. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Side view of a boom, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait, in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island. The boom flies three sails, the...

Profile portrait of a peregrine falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches on...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In foreground a Bedouin man stands at the bottom of a large sand dune....

Portrait of a man of the 'Ifaar Bedouin from the Wadi al 'Ayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

A group of Khawlan Bedouin traders at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

A round hut in a village in the Wadi Baysh. A camel is couched in front of the hut, which is made from palms and has a wooden door frame....

View of a village near Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. The square stone buildings are built alongside a vast rocky field. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of a young man from the Bani Malik tribe in the upper Wadi Damad. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Close up portrait of an Arab boy in front of a stone wall in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the Ramlat as Sahmah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

View of men in the street in the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. Square stone buildings surround the market, and in the far background high mountains rise in the...

Profile portrait of Salim bin Kabina riding a camel in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands. On the right Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of...

Portrait of a Bedouin man and two boys at a well near Wadi Bayd.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party camping in the Ghanim Sands during the party's journey from Khasfah well to Matki well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. In the distance five of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions ride across...

View of Two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions making camp under a ghaf tree [Prosopis cineraria] north of Al Ain oasis. In the foreground two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions...

Carved wooden door of a house at Shibam. A boy with a cow is sitting in front of the house.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of three members of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain oasis. In the foreground a large plant grows in a...

View of a herd of cattle at a spring shaded by trees in the Jabal Qara mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...