Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a man from the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin sitting on the ground at Manwakh well. He is wearing a fur cloak.Due to the nature of these...

Portrait of two middle-aged Sa'ar Bedouin men sitting on the ground in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Seated portrait of an Arab man, a retainer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, making coffee in the sands near Al Ain. The man kneels in the...

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party making camp in sand dunes west of Wadi Samhan, during their journey from Al Ain south to Wadi Samhan. Muhammad bin...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding through a wadi during the party's journey from Habarut wells to Wadi Shalhamit. The party rides along the bottom of a dry, rocky riverbed,...

Portrait of a young man of the Yam Bedouin in the region between the towns of Dhahran and Najran.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Portrait of three Bedouin men from Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party saddling up camels in the Wadi Animrit.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of a Bedouin family at Tawi Harian well in the Sharqiyah Sands. Two children and a man stand in front of a well. The well is covered by a...

Portrait of Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan with a number of men on a dhow (sailboat) in the Abu Dhabi islands. At the far right, Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan...

Portrait of a elderly tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin sitting on the ground in the Wadi Hawshi. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Portrait of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party hauling water from Furai well in Sharqiyah Sands. In the foreground two men bend over the opening of Furai well. Behind...

Group portrait of the Mansab of Mashhad (second from the left) standing with three other men in the town of Mashhad. The town of Mashhad is located west of Shibam...

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, making a fire in the Shi'b al Raqq near the Haij well. Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the...

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, a tribesman of the Rashid Bedouin, riding a camel in the region of Wadi Qinab. Due to the nature of these...

View of traders and purchasers at the open air market in the town of Qalat Bishah. In the right foreground a few bags of merchandise sit in the sand. Further...

Seated portrait of Wilfred Thesiger taken during his party's journey from the As Saruq sands to Abu Dhabi near the end of his second journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub'...

View of buildings in the city of Abha. In the near central distance sits an ornate multi-storeyed square building. It is built in the traditional style for this region from...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party crossing a rocky plateau near Mudayy, during their journey from Wadi Thu'ayt to Mudayy. In the foreground a large group of men mounted on...

Group portrait of three Arab men at the open air market in the town of Qalat Bishah. In the background traders and shoppers cluster in a large open area.Due to...

View of the village of Ash Shuqaiq. A number of round huts made from reeds and enclosures also fenced in with reeds. A boy stands in the foreground and another...