Thesiger Collection

View of Awazim or Ajman Bedouin at a well in the region between Kuwait City and Al Qatif on the Persian Coast. In the foreground men haul water out of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering their camels at Ghumdhaidh well in Wadi Mughshin. In the foreground men and camels rest in the sand along the edge of a...

Portrait of three boys at the market in Umm Al Khashab. One of them is wearing a hat made from palm fronds.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels at a well in the Wadi al 'Ayn. In the foreground one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions pours a bag of water into...

Portrait of two men, Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, having coffee beside a campfire near the town of Qalat Bishah. The two men are sitting on carpets that have been lain...

Portrait of a herds boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in Dhofar.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Three-quarter length standing portrait of Captain Haji Mansur on his dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain Island. Haji Mansur, the nakhoda or captain of the dhow on which...

Side view of a distant boom, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait, in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island. The boom flies three sails,...

View of large, isolated dunes in the Ghanim Sands in the region between Khasfah well in the Ramlat Khasfah and Matki well near Mughshin Oasis. Due to the nature of...

View of two men walking near a watchtower in Al Ain/Buraimi oasis. Two men walk across an open area of grass in the right foreground. Behind the men two trees...

Portrait of two boys 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 of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party treking along a rocky wadi bed in the region north of the town of Al-Saum. Steep rock walls rise up on either side...

Half length portrait of a tribesman of the Junuba Bedouin, possibly a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, at Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain oasis. The man sits facing...

Group portrait of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in camp in the Wadi Thu'ayt. Two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bayt Kathir Bedouin guides sit in the sand. The...

View of dunes in Al Batin sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). A large dune rises in the foreground, sloping down towards the left. A few bushes and...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, on their journey towards Al Humrah sands. In the foreground a line of tracks cross the...

Portrait of Musallim bin Anauf, the son of Salim bin Turkia. Musallim bin Anauf, a member of the Bayt Gidad lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin, sits against a rock face...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in the region of the Wadi al 'Ayn. A number of camels are couched on a sandy plain which is dotted with tufts...

View of a camel pulling a sesame press in the city of Sabya. In the foreground a young boy sits on the arm of a sesame press, which is weighted...

View of Bedouin men in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in the sand at Huliyah well. In the distance beyond a small ruined fort rises above the plain. Due to...