Thesiger Collection

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin and one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, sitting on the ground during the party's journey...

Seated group portrait of three Wahiba Bedouin boys in the Wadi Halfayn. Three young Wahiba boys kneel in a line on a rug lying in the sand. Each boy wears...

View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek. In the foreground a man walks past an abra (ferry boat) with a cloth canopy sitting in...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp at Furai well in Sharqiyah Sands. Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions and their camels rest on a vast flat plain beside a clump of...

Full length portrait of a teenaged boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin standing in a field in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of a salt flat in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) in Al Batin sands region. A large salt flat (sabkha) dotted with sparse tufts of vegetation stretches from...

View of a mountain dwelling belonging to people from one of the Qara tribes in the Jabal Qara Mountains. A large cave opens onto a steeply sloping hillside. Tribesmen of...

Close up profile portrait of a thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. The camel poses in profile...

View of balcony decorations in the courtyard of Al Muraba Palace in Riyadh, the home of King Abdul Aziz [Ibn Saud]. Ornamental triangular stonework decorates a second storey balcony. The...

View of a mosque with a tall minaret in the city of Seiyun. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party crossing a series of rocky ravines west of the Wadi Ghudun, during their journey to Wadi Thu'ayt. In the foreground Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling...

Buildings at Shibam including a mosque.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...

Portrait of a young man at Umm al Khashab. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

Seated profile portrait of Musallim bin Al Kamam, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, on a sand dune in the Baynunah or Al Khatam sands during the party's return...

Landscape showing a dry riverbed bordered by steep canyon walls in a tributary of the Wadi 'Aydim near Mudayy. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View over the tops of tall buildings from a rooftop in the city of Shibam. In the foreground railings and spires run along the edge of the roof. Due to...

Close up portrait of Mabarak, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides, sitting in the region between Jabal Baydan and At Taif. Mabarak, a teenaged boy from the Bani Sharfa tribe...

Seated portrait of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party and a Manasir man beside at a campfire in the Baynunah sands. On the left a Manasir man with a...

Group portrait of four men of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin sitting on the ground at Manwakh well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of trees growing alongside small fields near the village of Sawda.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...