Thesiger Collection

View of a woman from the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin standing beside a couched camel at Manwakh well. The camel is loaded with a camel litter, which is...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering camels at 'Ayn al Hasy well. Two camels drink from a hawd, a water trough made from wood and leather, while a third...

View of landscape in the Humaydah tribal region between Suq ath Thulutha and Wadi Hali. In the foreground bushes grow on a flat plain. In the background a ridge of...

Profile portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, riding a female thoroughbred Wahiba camel near Al Qabil, at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel...

Portrait of a man of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin sitting on the ground in Mughshin Oasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the foreground men rest in the sand around a large tree. Equipment and blankets lie...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the Wadi Ma'adi on the journey to Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

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. Wilfred Thesiger's...

Portrait of a boy at the market in Umm Al Khashab. He is wearing a hat made from palm fronds. Behind him is a man wearing a similar hat.Due to...

Half-length group portrait of three Bedouin men, retainers of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, outside Al Muwaiji fort in Al Ain. Each of the three men wears a thobe...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the Wadi Ma'adi on the journey to Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View looking down from a high cliff into a dry wadi near Andhur. In the distance below members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party are riding along the bottom of the...

Houses at Ghayl bin Yamayn. These are square buildings with small windows and flat roofs. In the background a larger building on a hill.Due to the nature of these images,...

Group portrait of an Arab family resting under a tree near the town of Qalat Bishah. The family is sitting around a fire, on which a coffee urn is being...

View of three Arab men, retainers in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, standing in the party's hunting camp in the sands near Al Ain. In the foreground...

View of fields near the city of Ad Dali'. In the foreground people stand in an field. Tall crops sprout from the field. In the distance beyond a few stone...

View of a crowd of men waiting at the entrance to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Al Muwaiji fort. A number of men holding rifles sit in the shade...

View of mountainous landscape in the area of Jabal Dhahran or the Bani Malik Mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of two water sellers loading imported water in water skins onto waiting donkeys at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the background a few dhows (sailboats) are moored along...

View of exposed bedrock in Al Dhafra sands of the Rub' al Khali, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey to Baynunah. In the right foreground a bare sand dune borders a...