Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in a mountain landscape near Wadi 'Arf.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the central foreground a Bedouin man stands looking into the far left distance on...

View of a village in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban. In the foreground three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party ride their...

Side view of two sambuks (sailboats) beached at Al Ma'ala harbour in the city of Aden. In the right background a third sambuk is beached in shallow water. Due to...

Group portrait of four boys and one girl of the Hamum Bedouin on the Jol of the Raydat al Ma'arah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of two young men 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...

View of Khawlan Bedouin at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa. Women wearing wide brimmed straw hats sit in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View out across a valley from the rooftop of a building in the town of Ad Dhafir. In the distance terraced farmers fields spread out across a wide valley.Due to...

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...