Thesiger Collection

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. The man wears a curved...

View of a group of Utaybah Bedouin children standing in the village of Al Qaiyah. Behind them a number of low mud brick houses sit in the background.Due to the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting beside a marakh bush in the lower Wadi Shihan. The party's camels are grazing on the large bush, which sits in the middle...

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's party at a well in the region west of the Hamrat ad Duru. Two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling companions fill water skins...

View of the limestone cliffs of Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. In the foreground a few trees and bushes dot a flat plain. Dark Limestone cliffs rise in a steep...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing on a pathway during the party's journey from the village of 'Ar'arah to Jabal Mana'. The man is standing on...

Half length portrait of Muhammad bin Al Jabari, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, outside Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. Muhammad bin Al Jabari, a tribesman of the Awamir...

Wilfred Thesiger's party during their journey from Wadi Madi to Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of Bedouin men in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering camels at Shisr well. A few men stand with a group of camels waiting for water at the entrance to...

Portrait of three Manasir Bedouin at their encampment in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. On the left an elder man with a trimmed grey beard sits in profile...

[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.

Mahra Bedouin watering their camels at the Sarif wells. A number of water-skins are lying on the ground. Camels in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

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...

Bedouin gathered at Habarut wells.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 large grove of date palms growing in the Wadi Andhur near Andhur spring. In the far background high rock cliffs run along the far side of the...

[image out of focus]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...

Portrait of two older Mahra Bedouin men resting at Habarut wells. In the background camels water at the well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the left foreground a rolled up blanket lays in the sand...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party crossing a rocky wadi bed below Ayun spring.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of old Sabya from the Emir's palace. An empty courtyard sits in the foreground, surrounded by a high stone wall. Behind the courtyard sits a square building. Further beyond...