Thesiger Collection

Half length standing portrait of a boy of the Wahiba Bedouin at Buraymah well in the Wadi Halfayn. In the foreground a boy stands facing forward, holding one hand in...

View of two men standing in front of a tower house in the Tamniyah mountains. In the near distance two men stand in front of a tall square house with...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party resting under a tree in the Wadi Aswad. In the background tall clusters of vegetation grow on the flat sand.Due to the nature...

Portrait of two boys of the Mahra Bedouin in the Wadi al Jiz' near its junction with Wadi Mahrat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Portrait of a boy of the Rashid Bedouin hauling water from a well in the region surrounding Kuwait City. The boy stands on the edge of a well, hauling on...

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...

Portrait of a young man of the 'Ifaar Bedouin at the Habarut wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Half length standing portrait of an Iranian porter in Dubai. A middle-aged man stands on a Dubai street in front of a stucco wall. He wears a light coloured waistcoat...

Portrait of a herds boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in Dhofar.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Half-length seated portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Bedouin retainers in Al Ain. The man wears suit jacket over his thobe (long shirt). He also wears...

View of a graveyard in Tarim. In the distance a steep rocky mountain rises to a high point.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Standing full length portrait of a young Arab falconer, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, holding a peregrine falcon in Al Khatam sands near Jebel...

View of the town of Ras Al Khaimah. In the foreground a boy with a donkey walks across a sandy plain. The plain is bordered by 'arish huts and enclosures...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Uruq al Awarik sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of terraced fields in a valley in the region north of the city of Ad Dali' in Ad Dali' Governorate. In the foreground terraced fields run across the slopes...

Profile portrait of a thoroughbred female batina camel standing in the sands near Al Ain. The camel stands in profile facing towards the left. It is wearing the traditional form...

View of the 'Ali bin Hassan al 'Attas tomb in the village of Mashhad, in the Al Qatan region. The tomb is topped with a number of high pointed plastered...

Portrait of three boys at Jabal Fayfa.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

View of a well in the city of Seiyun. A boy is driving a donkey to draw water from the well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

The fort at Najran.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 Rivers...