Thesiger Collection

View of a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain oasis. In the foreground three camels are couched and one...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. In the near distance Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling companions walk with their camels...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party camping with Duru Bedouin in the Wadi al 'Ayn. In the near foreground a camel is couched in the sand. Just behind three men fix...

View of member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in Al Khatam sands near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit). In the central foreground a few clumps of qassis...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding through dunes in the Ghanim Sands, during the party's journey from Khasfah well to Matki well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Portrait of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party eating a meal during the party's journey from Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat to Furai well. Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the...

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walking in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, during their journey towards Al Humrah sands. In the near right distance...

View of water sellers unloading imported water from a dhow (sailboat) at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground two men stand in the tide in front of two...

Profile portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin, a falconer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A man...

Group portrait of men from the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin sitting around a campfire at Manwakh well. In the foreground one man checks a coffee-pot on the fire.Due...

View of Utaybah Bedouin women hauling water from a well for their camels at Al Qaiyah or Ad Dafinah wells. This photograph was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Marat...

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...

Wilfred Thesiger's party at the Khawr bin 'Atarit well, north of Mughshin in the Ghanim Sands. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of two Sa'ar Bedouin men, a woman and a young boy at Manwakh well. They young boy stands in the foreground, leaning against a wooden frame over the well....

Group portrait of three Bedouin boys at Bir Ali' well. One of the boys is holding a stick. In the background a few goats stand beside a trough. Due to...

View of an Arab man standing in front of an abandoned building at Sabya al Jadid, the old Idrisi capital. The square building is one storey tall, and its facade...

Portrait of a man at the village of Ash Shuqaiq. He is wearing a hat made from palm fronds.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Scene at the Suq as Sabt [Saturday market] in the Bani Malik Mountains. A crowd of people from the Bani Malik tribe sit under a canopy of trees.Due to the...

View of buildings in the city of Seiyun.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

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