Thesiger Collection

View of a tower house in the Tamniyah mountains in Shahran tribal territory. In the near distance sits a tall square house with small windows and slate tiles protruding from...

View of desert landscape in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain / Al Buraimi oasis. In the near distance tufts of vegetation grow in sand rippled by small waves...

Close up profile portrait of a camel, owned by Wilfred Thesiger in 1950, at a well in the plains below Hamrat ad Duru, during the party's journey from Masruq well...

A boy of the Manahil Bedouin walks through the stream at Fughmah. Behind him two camels stand at the edge of the river.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of Muhammad bin Kalut and Salim bin Kabina, members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, riding across a sand flat in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty...

People standing under a large tree in the lower Wadi Damad region, east of Sabya. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Portrait of a boy wearing a hat made from palm fronds in Wadi Baysh. He is holding a sling which he uses to scare birds off the crops.Due to the...

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a palm grove in Liwa oasis. Salim bin Ghabaisha, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, stands...

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

Half length seated portrait of Musallim bin Al Kamam, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet), near Al Qabil. Musallim bin Al...

Half length portrait of a Bedouin boy from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party crossing a dune in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, on their journey towards Al Humrah sands. On the left two of Wilfred...

View of a ruined 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 young man of the Harasis Bedouin in the Jiddat al Harasis at Boi well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of people at a suq (market) in the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. In the foreground people stand at an open air market. Square stone buildings surround the...

Half-length group portrait of a young Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan standing with two of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's retainers in Al Ain. The three stand in...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party stopping at a small village in the Al Ghamid tribal region during their journey from Al Makhwah to the village of Thurayban. On the...

Wilfred Thesiger's party camping at the Habarut wells. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, on their journey towards Al Humrah sands. In the near foreground tufts of qassis (sedge) poke...

Standing full length portrait of a boy in the region above the city of Ad Dali' in Ad Dali' Governorate.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...