Thesiger Collection

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Al Dhafra sands, north-west of Liwa oasis. In the left foreground a tall scraggly bush grows on a...

Three-quarter length standing portrait of a boy of the Wahiba Bedouin at Buraymah well in the Wadi Halfayn. In the foreground a young boy stands in a patch of wet...

The market at Old Sabya. People among a number of booths. In the one in the foreground on the left an animal carcass is hanging from the ceiling.Due to the...

Portrait of a teenaged boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin kneeling on the ground in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

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 peregrine falcon perches on a carved...

View of desert landscape in Al Humrah sands, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey to Umm az Zumul. In the foreground a few tall bushes and clumps of vegetation grow on...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the Shib Adaru wadi. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

Portrait of two palm leaf traders at an open air market in the city of Sabya. In the foreground a man and a boy are surrounded by bunches of palm...

Half length portrait of three Arab boys standing together in the Wadi Yiba.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding across sand dunes in Liwa oasis. In the foreground small wind-rippled waves mark a sand dune on which Wilfred Thesiger's...

Members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing with Bedouin at Tawi Harian well in the Sharqiyah Sands. On the left a woman in a dark abaya walks past the well....

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in the Al Batin sands during their journey from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis. The man, a tribesman of...

Half length portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin, whom Wilfred Thesiger met at a Manasir encampment in the Baynunah sands. A tribesman of the Manasir sits in the...

Side view of a kotia, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. In the central foreground a few men stand on a small dhow tied...

The mosque and surrounding houses at Seiyun.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

Close up portrait of Huaishil, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, in the region surrounding Al Ain / Buraimi Oasis. Huaishil, a sheikh of the Mahamid lineage of Duru Bedouin,...

Standing full length portrait of Wilfred Thesiger and his camel taken during his party's journey from the As Saruq sands to Abu Dhabi. Wilfred Thesiger stands in a large expanse...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in the Wadi Halfayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Half length portrait of two boys of the Nahad tribe standing against a wall in a village in the Al Qatan region, west of Shibam. The boy on the right...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking across dunes in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. On the far left a Bedouin man...