Thesiger Collection

Portrait of Mabkhaut bin Arbain, a tribesman of the Bayt Gidad lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin and one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, in the region of the Kidan plains...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in the Ghanim Sands, in the region between Khasfah well and Matki well. In the distance the party's camels graze on an abal...

Portrait of a young man of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin kneeling on the ground at Manwakh well. A pile of rope lies at his feet.Due to the...

Portrait of a man of the Yam tribe taken by Wilfred Thesiger during his journey from the town of Najran to the town of Badr. Due to the nature of...

View of rocky peaks along Jabal Buwaydah, a long low mountain below Jebel Kawr. In the foreground a dry bush grows on a rocky flat.Due to the nature of these...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through the region of the Wadi al 'Ayn. Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walk in a line, leading their camels down a softly sloping...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through sand dunes in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq, near the Dhahir mountains north of Al Ain. The party is travelling from...

View of an Arab family eating in front of an 'arish hut on a Dubai street. In the foreground a group of women and children sit on the street, arranged...

Side view of a sambuk moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. In the central foreground a sambuk, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) with a upright bow and a...

View of a fisherman and boy on Shindagha beach in Dubai. A fisherman and a boy stand together beside a large water barrel sitting on the sand. Behind them, on...

Mountain landscape at Jabal Fayfa.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...

View of a party of Bayt Kathir Bedouin men at Qafa well in the Wadi 'Aydim. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding camels at Mughshin Oasis. In the background a number of ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees grow.Due to the nature of these...

Portrait of a teenaged boy of the Mahra Bedouin taken in the region between Wadi Khawat and Wadi Shu'ayt.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of desert landscape north of Al Ain oasis. In the foreground a large bush grows at the side of a small patch of wind rippled sand. In the distance...

Portrait of Salim bin Turkia, a tribesman of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin and a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, sitting on the ground during the party's journey from Shisr...

View of a lagoon in the Al Khatam sands. In the foreground a tree grows at the far left on a pare patch of sand, while further beyond large bushes...

Portrait of three boys of the Mahra Bedouin at Habarut [Habrut] wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of desert landscape in the Al Batin sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), in the region below Liwa oasis. View of a softly rippled dune dotted with...

Half length portrait of a boy, an older man, and a young man in the town of Ash Shuqaiq. The older man is wearing a hat made from woven palm...