Thesiger Collection

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the sands of the 'Uruq ash Shaybah, in the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter).Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of a square tower and a square stone building on a hill in the region between the city of Abha and the village of 'Ar'arah. Terraced fields lie below...

Seated half length portrait of an Arab man, one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's falconers, in Al Khatam sands near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit). A man wearing an...

View of beached and moored dhows (sailboats) at the beach in Kuwait City. On the left a man makes repairs to a dhow beached in shallow water. Nearby a rowboat...

View of the city of Ad Dali' as seen from the valley below. In the foreground a little boy stands in an expanse of flat ground on which large bushes...

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin at a Manasir encampment in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An older man with a bushy grey beard kneels...

Portrait of a boy at Umm al Khashab. He is wearing a hat made from palm fronds.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through a plain covered in salt-bushes in the Al Batin sands, south of Liwa oasis. Three of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions lead a caravan...

Portrait of a boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin at Manwakh well. He is standing on one leg and is wearing a fur jacket.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of a peregrine falcon (shahin) killing its prey, a MacQueen's Bustard (houbara), in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the foreground a peregrine falcon, which belongs to Sheikh Zayed...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the region between Ghayl bin Yumayn and Wadi 'Arf. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of people from one of the Qara tribes crossing a field in the Jabal Qara mountains. The group is heading across a grassy clearing towards a vast expanse of...

View of a dry field in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban. In the distance a ridge of mountains rises in the background.Due...

Portrait of an Arab boy sitting on a beached boat in the harbour in Kuwait city. In the background cargo containers rest in the sand alongside beached dhows (sailboats).Due to...

Close up portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, during the party's journey from Jabal Sumeini to the port city of Sharjah. Salim bin Kabina, a...

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...

Seated portrait of an old Arab man at the village of Sawda. The man is sitting on the ground wrapped in a thick cloak. He is holding a cane in...

View of a group of Bedouin men drawing water from Bir Muhammad Yahyah well near Wadi Bayd.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Seated group portrait of four young Wahiba Bedouin in the Wadi Halfayn. On the left a tall man sits beside three young tribesmen, each of whom is wearing a thobe...

View of the shoreline at Dubai Creek. In the left foreground a flag flies from a moored boat. In the background a cargo laden dhow is moored along the shore....