Thesiger Collection

View of the back of the Sheikh Saad tombs at Mudayy. In the foreground Muslim graves marked by large gravestones lies in front of two small tombs with bell-shaped roofs....

View of a large building at a village in the region between the town of Ad Dhafir and Jabal Baydan. The building is made of stone with ornamental stonework. Some...

Portrait of a boy of the Yam Bedouin, taken in the region between the towns of Dhahran and Najran. He has a curved dagger in his belt.Due to the nature...

Street in Shibam. Tall houses, several storeys high on three sides. A drain runs in the middle of the street.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

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...