Thesiger Collection

View of the crests of sand dunes in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

Close up profile portrait of a camel, owned by Wilfred Thesiger in 1950, in the plains below Hamrat ad Duru, during the party's journey from Masruq well to Al Hubi...

View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek. In the foreground 'arish huts and enclosures made from palm fronds line Dubai Creek. In the central...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking across dunes in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. Due to the...

Wilfred Thesiger's party resting under a tree in the Wadi al Jiz', near its junction with Wadi Mahrat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of tall mud buildings in the city of Shibam. In the foreground a minaret sits atop a mosque. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of a mountain settlement in the region north of the city of Ad Dali' in Ad Dali' Governorate. On the far left terraced fields cut across the slope of...

Side view of a kotia, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. A kotia sits in choppy water, its bow pointing towards the right. The...

View overlooking Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through a vast rocky wadi during the party's journey from Habarut wells to Wadi Shalhamit. In the distance two members of the party walk...

View of landscape near the town of Khamis Mushait. In the central distance a settlement of tall tower houses sit beyond a thick grove of trees. Due to the nature...

Portrait of a sailor mending a sail on the shore of Dubai Creek. In the left foreground a sailor sews the edge of a length of sail cloth that has...

View of a man on a camel riding towards a tall watchtower in the town of Badr. A cluster of multi-storeyed buildings made from rammed earth sit in the far...

Portrait of a man 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...

Portrait of a teenage boy of the Bayt Zabnawt lineage of Mahra Bedouin in Wadi Shalhamit. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Portrait of a man of the Mahra Bedouin in the region between Ayun pool and Mudayy.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party walking past a date palm grove at Al 'Ayn in Mughshin Oasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of the front of the Sheikh Saad tombs at Mudayy. A tumulus burial mound sits in the foreground next to two small tombs with square entranceways and bell-shaped roofs....

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in the Wadi Gharah near Mudayy, during their journey from Wadi Thu'ayt to Mudayy. In the near distance a group of Bedouin men...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. Four of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions lead their camels down a softly sloping dune. Three men walk...

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding a camel in the Wadi 'Andam. The rider is the party's guide, a tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin. Due to...