Thesiger Collection

A member of Wilfred Thesiger's party.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...

Portrait of an Arab man examining a camel at the open air market in the town of Qalat Bishah. The man holds the camel's face in his hands and is...

Portrait of a boy of the Wahiba Bedouin at Buraymah well in the Wadi Halfayn. In the foreground a young boy stands next to a mud trough holding a stick....

Portrait of a middle-aged man of the Sa'ar Bedouin sitting on the ground in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of camels belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering at Andhur spring. Camels stand in and along the side of the pool at Andhur spring. Palm trees grow along...

View of tower houses in the Tamniyah mountains in Shahran tribal territory. In the near distance sit a number of tall square houses with small windows and slate tiles protruding...

Landscape with tamarisk trees in the foreground and cultivated plants at Baydayn village in Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Portrait of Wahiba Bedouin with their camels at a well in the Wadi 'Andam. On the left a tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin, wearing a white wraparound skirt, draws water...

Standing profile portrait of Musallim bin Al Kamam, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the Al Dhafra sands during the party's journey to Baynunah. On the left Musallim...

Half length portrait of a tribesman of the Sahul Bedouin at one of the Ar Rumhiya wells near Ar Riyadh. A tribesman of the Sahul Bedouin, wearing a cartridge belt...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party crossing over dunes in the 'Uruq ash Shaybah sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali).Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim, one of the leaders of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, riding a camel in the cliffs above Andhur spring. Salim bin Tamtaim, a sheikh of the...

Seated portrait of two young Bedouin boys from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of a man from one of the Qara tribes standing in downs in the Jabal Qara mountains. In the near distance a man stands in the middle of a...

Portrait of sailors rowing a dhow (sailboat) on which Wilfred Thesiger sailed with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his retainers. A number of men sit on the gunwale...

Portrait of a boy of the Bayt Zabnawt lineage of Mahra Bedouin at a well in Wadi Shalhamit. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Portrait of a Bedouin boy from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla. The boy is holding a piece of ragged cloth. Behind him a camel is couched in the sand.Due...

Seated portrait of Muhammad al Auf, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, in a camp between Khaur Sabkha well and Khaba well in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Muhammad...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions at Khaba well in the Kidan plains (Suluh al Kidan) region of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Men and camels gather around a...

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions in sand dunes in Al Khatam sands. In the near right foreground small clumps of vegetation grow at the bottom of a...