Thesiger Collection

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels at a well in the Ghanim Sands during the party's journey from Khasfah well to Matki well. In the background a qaid dune,...

View of dhows (sailboats) resting in shallow water at the shoreline in Kuwait City. In the foreground a small dhow sits in shallow water. In the background a boom, a...

View of buildings in the Al Qatan region, west of Shibam. Some trees grow around them.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a steep ravine in the Jabal Qara mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

View of stepped stone buildings in Sawda village. The buildings are square shaped with small windows and flat roofs.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Distant view of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa...

View of a crowd of shoppers and traders from the 'Amara tribe at the Suq ath Thulutha market. In the foreground people stand with cows.Due to the nature of these...

A man and a woman of the Mahra Bedouin filling a water-skin at Sarif well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party at a well in the plains below Hamrat ad Duru, during the party's journey from Masruq well to Al Hubi village. On the left members...

View of a crowd of people and goats at the Suq al Khamis [Thursday market] in the town of Najran. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Close up portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in the Al Ain / Buraimi oasis. A man from the Manasir Bedouin tribe stands facing forward, his chin tucked...

Seated portrait of Muhammad, a sheikh of the Rashid Bedouin, at his encampment in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands near Bir al Tawil. Muhammad, an elderly man with a long...

Half length portrait of two Arab men in front of a rock wall in Dubai. The young man on the left wears a light coloured waistcoat over his thobe (ankle-length...

View of a chasm at Yisub well, in the mountains near the southern coast. In the distance Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party can be seen watering camels at the well on...

View of a tree growing in front of Khamis Mushait Castle. At the time of this photograph, the castle was the home of Emir Said Bin Mushait, the Emir of...

Portrait of a boy of the Humum Bedouin.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

Portrait of a man from one of the Qara tribes standing in front of his hut in the Jabal Qara mountains. The man stands in front of his hut. The...

Seated group portrait of three of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Bedouin retainers in Al Ain. The two men on the left wear light coloured thobes (long shirts) and...

Group portrait of a number of Bedouin boys and two men at Bir Ali' well. In the left foreground a donkey stands alongside a group of five boys. On the...

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing on the crest of a sand dune in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the distance beyond low dunes...