Thesiger Collection

Half length portrait of a middle-aged Arab man standing in front of a wall at the harbour in Kuwait City. The man is likely a fresh water seller. At this...

View of people at a suq (market) in the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. In the foreground people gather around market stalls in an open air market. Due to...

View of Wahiba Bedouin at Buraymah well in the Wadi Halfayn. In the foreground a flock of sheep and goats wait in front of a well. Behind them a group...

Full length portrait of a boy of the Awazim or Ajman Bedouin at a well in the region between Kuwait City and Al Qatif on the Persian Coast. In the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis. Members of...

Portrait of a boy in the lower Wadi Damad region, east of Sabya. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of dhows (sailboats) beached on the waterfront in the coastal city of Jizan. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of trees growing amongst boulders in the mountainous region between Wadi Shaybanah and the town of Ad Dhafir.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Portrait of an elderly man of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin at Qafa well in Wadi 'Aydim. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of desert landscape in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the left foreground two large trees grow in an expanse of sand dotted with tufts of qassis (sedge) and...

Close up portrait of a Muhammad bin Al Jabari, a Awamir Bedouin tribesman at a fort (likely Al Muwaiji Fort) in Al Ain. Muhammad bin Al Jabari stands stroking his...

View of locals relaxing in a shaded street in Shibam. Tall mud buildings line both sides of the street. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of an abandoned building at Sabya al Jadid, the old Idrisi capital. The square building is one storey tall, and its facade is covered with carved ornamental plaster work....

Portrait of a boy at the village of Baydayn in the Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Landscape near Abha. A field with a path beside it. In the background trees and a tower.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of Wahiba Bedouin at Buraymah well in the Wadi Halfayn. In the foreground a large flock of goats and sheep crowd around a well. In the left background two...

Portrait of a boy 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 the...

Half length portrait of two Arab boys standing in front of a house in the coastal town of Al Birk. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting beside a dune in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions unsaddle the party's camels beside a large...

View of terraced fields criss-crossing a sloping hillside near Sawda village. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...