Thesiger Collection

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Arab guides standing on a rock atop Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. In the foreground an Arab man wearing a thobe (long shirt) and...

Group portrait of a crowd of Arab men and boys at the town of Ash Shuqaiq. Two of the men are wearing hats made from woven palm leaves.Due to the...

Portrait of a boy of the Yam tribe taken by Wilfred Thesiger during his journey from the town of Najran to the town of Badr. Due to the nature of...

View of sand dunes in the Ramlat as Sahmah. In the distance beyond the dunes a vast flat stretches into the distance, where a further set of dunes runs along...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party standing in Al Humrah sands during the party's journey to Umm az Zumul. In the near distance one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin...

Full length portrait of an Arab man, one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides, carrying firewood during the party's journey from Jabal Sumeini to the port city of Sharjah. The man, a...

Full-length standing portrait of two men of the Manahil Bedouin that Wilfred Thesiger's party encountered in a tributary of the Wadi Hadhramawt, north of Al-Saum. Due to the nature of...

Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels in a river at Fughmah with a mountain in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a boy standing in a fields at a valley in the region between the town of Ad Dhafir and Jabal Baydan. In the distance behind him a cluster...

View of an Arab man walking with three pack donkeys and a heavily loaded camel in rocky hills near the town of Qalat Bishah. Due to the nature of these...

Seated portrait of a teenaged boy and a young boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin in the Raydat as Say'ar region. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of a boy in the lower Wadi Damad region, east of Sabya. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Half length portrait of a young tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin standing in front of a wall at Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. The young man stands facing forward,...

View of Arab men and boys standing amongst dhows (sailboats) beached at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the background moored dhows line the shore.Due to the nature of these...

Side view of four dhows (sailboats) moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. Four dhows are moored in the sea facing into the right distance. The nearest dhow, possibly a...

View of tower houses with walled exterior courtyards in the town of Qalat Bishah. The buildings are made from zabur (forced earth). Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Close up portrait of an Arab boy in the region near Jazirat Al Hamra in Ras Al Khaimah Emirate. The boy stands facing forward. He is wearing a plain headscarf...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party crossing a stretch of large boulders in the Wadi Qa'ah.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 leading his camel through a gap between two high dunes in the 'Uruq ash Shaybah. The 'Uruq ash Shaybah dunes are...

Portrait of a boy of the Khawlan Bedouin at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...