Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin), belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the sands near Al Ain. A hooded peregrine falcon perches on a...

View of one of the dhows (sailboats) on which Wilfred Thesiger sailed through the Abu Dhabi islands with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his retainers. A dhow under...

View of a group of Bedouin women at a well between Jabal Sumeini and Sharjah. In the central foreground three Bedouin women sit on the ground in front of a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. One of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions leads a camel down the slope of a sand dune. In...

A wadi bed near Andhur.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...

Portrait of a older man and a young boy of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid at a well in the Wadi Khawat. The older man is Salim bin Kabina's...

Seated portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's retainers at Al Ain. The man kneels in the sand holding a rifle in his right hand. He wears...

View of qassis growing in Al Batin or Al Dhafra sands. In the foreground tufts of long qassis (sedge) grow on a flat stretch of sand rippled by the wind....

View of a gateway in the town of Al Qatif on the Persian Gulf coast. Locals are walking through the gateway, which is flanked by high walls. Due to the...

Group portrait of Wilfred Thesiger with the four members of his travelling party who accompanied him on his first crossing of the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter). Mabkhaut bin Arbain,...

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...

View of multi-storeyed buildings built from rammed earth in the town of Dhahran in Qahtan tribal territory.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party standing at the edge of a sabkha in Al Humrah sands during the party's journey to Umm az Zumul. In the foreground...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in the region of Kidan plains (Suhul al Kidan) or Al Batin sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the sands of the 'Uruq ash Shaybah, in the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter).Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of a market (suq) in Manama on Bahrain Island. In the foreground a man in a thobe (long shirt) and suit jacket leads a child by the hand through...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party walking past 'arish huts in Liwa oasis. Three men from Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party ride camels past a weathered 'arish hut made of palm fronds...

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a young tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, in the Wadi Madi.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Half length standing portrait of a tribesman of the Duru Bedouin in the Wadi al 'Ayn. A tribesman of the Duru Bedouin stands in the sand facing towards the near...

View of a ruined building at Sabya al Jadid, the old Idrisi capital. The square building is one storey tall, and its facade is covered with carved ornamental plaster work....