Thesiger Collection

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

Profile portrait of a man of the Sa'ar Bedouin sitting in front of a cave in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of a man from the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin kneeling on the ground at Manwakh well. He is holding a rifled.Due to the nature of these images,...

Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim, a leader in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, standing with two Harasis Bedouin men at Boi well. Salim bin Tamtaim, a sheikh of the Bayt Ghuwas...

Seated portrait of a young tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin in the Wadi Halfayn. The boy wears a khanjar (dagger) over his thobe (shirt) and an embroidered headscarf tied with...

Standing full length portrait of a man and a thoroughbred camel on an Abu Dhabi island. A man wearing a headscarf, thobe (ankle-length shirt) and a suit jacket stands to...

Three-quarter length portrait of a tribesman of the Awazim or Ajman Bedouin at a well in the region between Kuwait City and Al Qatif on the Persian Coast. In the...

View of Sa'ar Bedouin watering at Manwakh well. In the foreground two women pour water into a hawd, a wood and leather trough. Behind them a crowd of people using...

Two men of the Humum Bedouin.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 three boys in Baydayn village in Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding a camel during the party's journey from Khawr bin 'Atarit well in the Ghanim Sands to the Ramlat al Ghafah.Due...

Standing full length portrait of a man at Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Al Dhafra sands during the party's journey to Baynunah. Two dry clumps of qassis (sedge) grow on a...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin) with its prey, a stone curlew, in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the right foreground a peregrine falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin...

View of a man, likely a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, standing on a mountain path in Jabal Dhahran. High mountains rise in the background.Due to the nature of...

View of a large herd of cattle gathered at Shehara cattle camp on the Jarbayb Plain. The cattle stand in the middle of the camp, which is made up of...

View of landscape in the upper Wadi Dhamad with mountains in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Portrait of a man [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...

Half length standing portrait of an Iranian porter on a boat in Dubai Creek. A middle-aged man with a moustache and stubbly beard stands beside a stack of cargo sacks....

View of a mountain settlement in the region north of the city of Ad Dali' in Ad Dali' Governorate. Terraced fields cut across a steeply sloping mountain that rises towards...