Thesiger Collection

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions visiting with a group of Wahiba Bedouin at their tent in the Wadi Halfayn. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting in the shade of large tree in Wadi Halfayn. On the right a group of men rest in the shade of large tree. In...

View of the Sultan Al Kathiri Palace in the city of Seiyun.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Three men at a well in the lower Wadi Damad region, east of Sabya. One of the men is holding a water skin.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Portrait of a young man of the Bani Malik tribe in the Bani Malik Mountains. He is wearing a garland of sweet herbs in his hair. The band shaved through...

Portrait of an elderly man of the Khawlan Bedouin at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa. He is wearing a hat made from palm fronds. Other people are behind him.Due...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting with their camels under a large tree in the Ghanim Sands during the party's journey from Mughshin Oasis to Khawr bin 'Atarit well. The...

The fort at Najran.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...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. A number of donkeys stand in the foreground carrying heavy loads of wood....

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Duru Bedouin in the Wadi al 'Ayn. A tribesman of the Duru Bedouin sits in the sand facing towards the right, his face...

Seated portrait of Sahail bin Tahi, a tribesman of the Mudairiba lineage of Rashid Bedouin and one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides, at a well south west of Al Ain oasis....

Full length portrait of one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides standing in a valley on Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. In the foreground a man wearing a thobe (long shirt), a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting in the Wadi Qinab during the party's journey to Huliyah well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp under ghaf trees north of Al Ain oasis. In the far left foreground one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions sits in the shade...

[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.

Half length seated portrait of a young man of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in the Wadi Shutaynah or Wadi 'Aydim.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Group portrait of Arab men and boys assembled for a marriage dance in the Wadi Hali. Many of them are wearing garlands of herbs in their hair.Due to the nature...

View of Ayun pool in the Jabal Qara mountains. Reeds grow along the edges of the pool, which is surrounded by high rock walls.Due to the nature of these images,...

View of camels belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party grazing on a large ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] tree at Mughshin Oasis. A few men stand nearby. Due to the nature of...

Portrait of a boy of the Bani Malik tribe in the upper Wadi Damad. He is wearing herbs in his hair.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...