Thesiger Collection

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party loading up camels at Al Maghar well. The man standing at the centre is Awad bin Khazai, a sheikh of...

View of an open air market in the town of Qalat Bishah. In the left foreground a man sits with his merchandise and a couched camel. In the distance beyond...

View of a mountain range in the region surrounding the village of Sawda.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding a camel in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the background a large dune rises to a high peak. Due...

Portrait of two men at Al Haqu village. One of them is wearing a broad-brimmed straw hat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party resting in a sandy wadi, east of the wells at Sanaw. A marakh bush can be seen at the right. Due to the...

Portrait of a boy of the Mahra Bedouin in the Jabal Qara mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Seated profile portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, and a tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin at a well in the Wadi 'Andam. On the...

Close up portrait of Mabarak, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides, in the region between Jabal Baydan and At Taif. Mabarak, a teenaged boy from the Bani Sharfa tribe of...

View of two dhows (sailboats) resting in shallow water on the shoreline of Kuwait City. The boats are booms, Kuwaiti built trading vessels. Due to the nature of these images,...

View of livestock traders at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'. On the left a few cows stand close together while a large crowd of traders moves...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the Wadi Jarsis, a wadi in the Jabal Qara mountains. A number of men are loading their camels. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of two camels standing on a road in Jabal Dhahran. High mountains rise in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of Khawlan Bedouin traders at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa. People walk along a path lined with rows of booths on either side.Due to the nature of these...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting under ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees in the Sharqiyah Sands.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

The market at Abha with buildings in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering camels at 'Ayn al Hasy well. Three men stand with three camels drinking from a hawd, a water trough made from wood and...

View of five members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party butchering a camel at Mughshin Oasis. The men sit together at the side of a large pile of branches, on top...

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 waistcoat stands to the...

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party at a well in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the near left foreground two camels wait beside a...