Thesiger Collection

View of ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees growing in the Wadi al 'Arad sands. In the far background Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party rides across the sands.Due to the nature of these...

Seated portrait of two 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 that...

Portrait of a young man of the Humum Bedouin at Ghayl bin Yamayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of water sellers loading their donkeys with filled water skins in front of a building in Kuwait City. At this time fresh water was imported to Kuwait by boat....

Half length portrait of two young Bedouin men, part of a camel caravan resting outside the city gates of Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Half length portrait of a boy of the Duru Bedouin taken near Wadi Samhan. The boy sits in the sand looking forward, holding one hand in front of his mouth....

View of a large, ocean-going boom, a Kuwaiti built trading vessel, under repair at the harbour in Kuwait City. The boom is propped upright with wooden piles. Three men work...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. The man...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, during their journey towards Al Humrah sands. Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walk alongside their camels...

View of Salim bin Kabina, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in Al Humrah sands during the party's journey to Umm az Zumul. On the left Salim bin Kabina,...

Portrait of four members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering camels at Furai well in Sharqiyah Sands. Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions stand grouped around Furai well. Two of the men...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding camels through the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well. Due to the nature of these images,...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Dhafra sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Dhibi well to Al Batin sands. Three of...

View of a date palm grove near Al Khandaq Fort in Al Buraimi Oasis. Musallim bin Al Kamam, a sheikh of the Musaifar lineage of Rashid Bedouin and one of...

Two boys with donkeys near Seiyun.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...

View of members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party butchering an Arabian oryx in the Wadi Katabit. This oryx was likely shot by Muhammad bin Shuas, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin...

Landscape of a valley floor covered in tufts of dry vegetation near Wadi Shalhamit, in the region between Wadi Shalhamit and Wadi Khawat [image out of focus].Due to the nature...

Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp in the Wadi al 'Ayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

View of locals strolling through a suq (market) in the city of Sharjah. In the foreground three men walk through a market aisle across a number of large pieces of...

View of trees and bushes growing between farmers' fields in a valley near the village of Thurayban. In the distance mountains rise in the background.Due to the nature of these...