Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin), belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the sands near Al Ain. A hooded peregrine falcon perches on a...

Portrait of a young man of the Qara tribe standing in the Wadi Darbat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

[image obscured]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 Rivers Museum.

Side view of two booms, large double masted dhows (sailboats) built in Kuwait, moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. In the right foreground the stern of a boom sits...

View of a Bedouin family and Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering camels and goats at Furai well in Sharqiyah Sands. In the foreground a number of goats crowd together. Behind...

View of Sa'ar Bedouin watering camels at a well in the region between the city of Shibam and the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of a camel belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in Al Humrah sands during their journey to Umm az Zumul. In the central foreground a saddled camel stands on...

The market at Old Sabya. People among a number of booths.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

View across the water looking towards the city of Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Seated portrait of an elderly tribesman of the Rashid, one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Bedouin retainers, in Al Ain. The man kneels in rocky sand, grasping a...

Portrait of a herds boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in Dhofar.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of people and a herd of cattle standing amongst small domed huts at Shehara cattle camp on the Jarbayb Plain. The camp is made up of small huts covered...

View of a large sand dune in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In foreground young tree grows at the bottom of the dune. In the distance beyond scattered dots...

View of people at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'. In the foreground a man stands next to a cow. In the background a large crowd of...

View of dunes in Al Batin sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), near Liwa oasis. Low, wind-rippled dunes spread out over a large expanse of sand from the...

Portrait of a sailor on a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island. A man in a thobe (long shirt) and cap balances in a...

Portrait of a young man at a well in a village in the lower Wadi Damad region, east of Sabya. He is wearing a straw hat.Due to the nature of...

Full length portrait of a young girl standing in front of a well in the Al Qatan region, just west of Shibam. She is wearing a tall conical straw hat.Due...

Side view of a kotia, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. A kotia sits in choppy water, bow pointing to the right. A man...

View of a vast sandy wadi in the Bani Hilal tribal area near Jabal Sharif.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...