Thesiger Collection

Side view of two kotias, large double masted dhows (sailboats) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. In the near left foreground a kotia sits in choppy water with its sails...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through the Bani Hilal tribal area near Jabal Sharif. A man with two camels is riding along a path.Due to the nature of...

Portrait of a woman of the Sa'ar Bedouin sitting in front of a cave in the Raydat as Say'ar. The woman is holding a filled water skin in her lap....

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting beside a stand of trees in the Wadi 'Andam, west of Qabil al Bu Said village.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides camping in the Wadi Mitan. The men are camped next to a rock strewn hillside. Due to the nature of these images,...

View of a grove of trees growing at Al 'Ayn in Mughshin Oasis. A large expanse of sand sits in the foreground. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of a rocky plain in the Wadi 'Itwad with mountains rising in the background. Trees grow on the right.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of a tribesman of the Sahul Bedouin drawing water from one of the Rumah wells. In the foreground the man stands by the well, hauling up water using a...

A group of decorated square buildings in the city of Seiyun in Wadi Hadhramawt. The building in the foreground has an elaborately carved wooden door.Due to the nature of these...

View of Bani Yas villagers at their settlement in Liwa Oasis. A group of Bani Yas villagers made up of boys and men pose in a line in front of...

At Sabya. Two shelters on the left and right. Two men sitting on the left next to piles of wood. Sheep between the shelters. In the background people and huts.Due...

View of a dhow (sailboat) moored in Dubai Creek at sunset. In the left foreground a man sits on the shore of Dubai Creek near a small moored dhow. In...

Standing full length portrait of a woman and child of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin at Manwakh well. The woman is spinning fibres using a drop spindle.Due to...

Side view of three kotias, large double masted dhows (sailboats) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. In the near right foreground the stern of a kotia sits in choppy water....

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through the As Saruq sands north of Liwa oasis during their journey to Abu Dhabi. In the foreground an expanse of wind-rippled sand is...

Half length portrait of a Bedouin tribesman in the Al Khatam sands in the Al Ain / Buraimi oasis. A smiling older Bedouin man with a thick beard sits in...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin) with its prey, a stone curlew, in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the right foreground a peregrine falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin...

Portrait of a boy of the Khawlan Bedouin tribe at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa. He is wearing a broad-brimmed straw hat.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

A man of the Bayt Kathir preparing food at a campsite in the region between Ghayl bin Yumayn and Wadi 'Arf. He is stirring in a pot on the fire....

Portrait of a boy at Baydayn village in Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...