Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a saker (hurr) falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in the sands surrounding Al Ain. A saker falcon perches on a mangalah (cuff)...

Portrait of a young boy standing with a donkey loaded with wood in the city of Abha. Behind him a crowd of people stand with donkeys carrying wood.Due to the...

View of people at Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's encampment near Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit]. Four people and a dog mill about the encampment. In the foreground on the...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches on a...

View from a high dune looking down on Wilfred Thesiger's party in the Ghanim Sands, during the party's journey from Khasfah well to Matki well. The men are gathered around...

View of the city of Abha. A vast barren field stretches from the foreground into the near distance. Adobe and stone buildings in the city of Abha sit on the...

Portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, a young tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, in the Jabal Qara mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Seated profile portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin and one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, on one of the Abu Dhabi...

The market at Abha with buildings in the background, including a minaret. In the foreground people with palm mats.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Standing full length portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, in the area west of the Hamrat ad Duru region. Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party resting in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon leans to the...

View of a man standing with three camels in Al Ain oasis. At the centre a man in a light coloured thobe (long shirt) pulls on the head rope of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party making camp on a rocky plain during their journey from the Ramlat Unayq, north of Al Ain/Buraimi oasis, to Jabal Sumeini. In the foreground...

Half length portrait of Wilfred Thesiger in Arab dress outside of Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. Wilfred Thesiger sits leaning against a mud wall with one arm resting on...

View of four children standing in front of a large stone building in the village of Ash Shaykh, below Jabal Harfa. The building is three storeys tall and it has...

View of a crowd of people at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. Behind the crowd large stone buildings, some in a state of ruin, fill the background.Due to...

Portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, on the gravel plains below Jabal Sumeini posing with a feral donkey shot by Wilfred Thesiger. Salim bin Ghabaisha,...

View of the city of Abha.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 boy and two young men at the market in Abha. The two young men wear flowers in their hair.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Seated portrait of an Arab falconer, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, holding a peregrine falcon in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A young...