Thesiger Collection

Wilfred Thesiger's party resting beside a tall ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] tree in the Sharqiyah Sands.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

Group portrait of men and boys standing in a crowd at the Suq al Khamis [Thursday market] in the town of Najran.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Standing half length portrait of an Arab boy with braided hair in the Wadi Yiba.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

Seated portrait of two young Bedouin boys from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of mountainous landscape in the region surrounding the city of Ad Dali' in Ad Dali' Governorate. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of water sellers loading their donkeys with filled water skins in front of a wall in Kuwait City. At the centre a man is pushing a cart through an...

View of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, with three camels in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, during the party's journey towards Al Humrah...

Portrait of a boy at Abha.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...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in the sands between Wadi Shihan and Wadi Mitan. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Wilfred Thesiger's party at Mudayy.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...

Portrait of people collecting water from a well in Ad Darb. In the foreground a man stands beside a donkey carrying large clay water jugs. Behind him, on the left,...

View of the city of Abha. Fields separated by rock walls stretch from the foreground to the near distance. On the left a stand of trees grows in one of...

Portrait of a young girl of the Sa'ar Bedouin standing with a baby in front of a cave in the Raydat as Say'ar. The girl is wearing silver necklaces and...

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

View of tall square stone buildings in the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. The houses have multiple storeys. In the foreground a few people walk across rocky paths. Due...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party climbing the crest of a high dune in the Kidan plains (Suhul al Kidan) or Al Batin sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)....

Close up portrait of a man in the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. A number of other men crowd around in the background. Due to the nature of these...

View of the crests of sand dunes in the Ramlat as Sahmah. The dunes stretch from the foreground into the far distance. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Portrait of a young man of the Sa'ar Bedouin relaxing at a camp in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Wilfred Thesiger's party saddling up their camels during their journey from Wadi Madi to Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...