Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a man, a Saar elder.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting on the Aradh escarpment in the desert of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali).Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of a man, standing, wearing a dagger in a scabbard across his waist.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of several women filling goatskins with water at Manwakh well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

View of men and women pulling on ropes to draw water at Manwakh well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of men and women pulling on ropes to draw water at Manwakh well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Portrait of a boy, standing, wearing a garland of sweet-scented herbs in his hair.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Men and camels in Al Thalid country. In the background the mountain Jabal Thahran.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of women, standing and sitting, wearing straw hats, at a market.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Portrait of a man, a slave, wearing a hat made of plaited palm leaves.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Portrait of two boys, sitting on the ground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

Portrait of a boy, a herder, sitting on the ground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

View of palm trees in the Wadi Jiza, with limestone cliffs rising up in the distance.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of buildings with round towers.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...

View of mountainous terrain above Wadi Kidyat, a tributary of the Wadi Jiza.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of two men transporting their goods to market, one riding a laden camel, the other riding a laden donkey.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of Wadi Jiza, with mountains in the distance.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

Portrait of a boy of the Bani Hilal.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

Portrait of a sixteen-year-old boy, standing, wearing white trousers, typically women's dress but here worn shortly before circumcision.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of a palm tree, with mountains in the distance.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...