Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a man of the Yam tribe taken by Wilfred Thesiger during his journey from the town of Najran to the town of Badr. Due to the nature of...

Group portrait of four young Manahil Bedouin men, part of a Manahil raiding party, leaning on their camel sticks and rifles at Huliyah well. Due to the nature of these...

Group portrait of a crowd of boys and young men at Ad Darb well. In the foreground six boys wearing herbs in their hair and wraparound skirts stand facing forward...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering camels at Andhur spring. Men and camels stand in and along the side of the pool at Andhur spring. Palm trees grow along...

Portrait of a boy at the village of Ash Shuqaiq.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

View of member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party on a dune in near Umm az Zumul. In the central distance one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions (likely Salim bin Kabina,...

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin and a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, lying in the sand in the Wadi...

View of dhows (sailboats) and coral on the shore in Manama on Bahrain Island. In the foreground a wide area of shallow water fills the shore. Further beyond the shore...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Baynunah or Al Khatam sands during their return journey to Al Ain. In the foreground two clumps of qassis (sedge) grow on...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party at a Bani Yas settlement in Liwa Oasis. In the left foreground three Bani Yas villagers pose in front of a fence made of palm...

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 riding through sand dune in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). Bare sand dunes fill the foreground. In the distance beyond Wilfred Thesiger's party...

View of locals strolling through a suq (market) in the city of Dubai. Locals walk through a wide thoroughfare in a closed market. A canopy made from palm fronds casts...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's men resting on a dune in the 'Uruq ash Shaybah sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). The 'Uruq ash Shaybah dunes are some of...

View of a group of palm traders and buyers at an open air market in the city of Sabya. In the foreground a group of men in loincloths stand beside...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding camels across a sand flat dotted with scattered vegetation in the Ramlat as Sahmah. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, on their journey towards Al Humrah sands. In the left foreground one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party at Jabal Buwaydah, a long low mountain below Jebel Kawr. In the foreground a number of camel blankets and supply bags rest in the sand....

Portrait of two boys standing in front of a stone building in the village of Ash Shaykh, below Jabal Harfa. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of an old man standing in a crowd of men from the 'Amara tribe at the Suq ath Thulutha market. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...