Thesiger Collection

View of a herd of cattle gathered at Shehara cattle camp on the Jarbayb Plain. The cattle stand in the middle of the camp, which is made up of small...

Side view of the bow of a j?lb?t [jalboot], a type of dhow (sailboat) with a square-shaped stern and an upright bow, moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. The...

Portrait of a Bedouin man, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, at Habarut [Habrut] wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. The man...

View of a woman of the Sa'ar Bedouin sitting with a young boy and a baby at Manwakh well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of the conglomerate cliff walls of the Wadi Andhur. In the foreground a few tufts of vegetation grow on the river bed, which is layered with fine sand. Due...

Seated portrait of an Arab man in Ras Al Khaimah Emirate. An Arab man sits on a stoney hillside. He is holding a stick and wears a loosely tied headscarf...

View of a limestone ravine on Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. In the foreground two walls of limestone form a ravine on Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. On the left...

Half length portrait of Yasir bin Hamud, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, outside Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. Yasir bin Hamud, a sheikh of the Junuba Bedouin, stands...

View of Bedouin men in front of a tent at a Manasir encampment in the Baynunah sands. A group of Manasir Bedouin men and some of Wilfred Thesiger's Rashid Bedouin...

View of sand dunes south-west of Al Ain, likely in the region of Al Humrah sands. In the foreground a desiccated plant sits in a small mound of sand on...

View of an uneven plain and far dunes in Al Batin sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). In the foreground two large bushes grow on a flat sandy...

Group portrait of young boys of the Nahad tribe standing in the sand in Al Qatan region, west of Shibam.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party men butchering a camel in the Shi'b al Raqq near the Haij well. In the foreground three men stand around a...

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger.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...

View of a herdsboy from one of the Qara tribes standing with his cattle in the Jabal Qara mountains. A young boy stands in the midst of a large field...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party camping on a sand flat their journey from Wadi Musallim to Wadi Hawshi.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of a Manasir Bedouin encampment near Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting camp in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the foreground a wide expanse of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing with their camels at the Khawr bin 'Atarit well, north of Mughshin in the Ghanim Sands. Due to the nature of these images,...

A group of boys 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...