Thesiger Collection

View of a man standing in front of houses in the city of Dubai. A man wearing a taqiyah cap and a light coloured thobe (long shirt) stands in the...

Portrait of six trained falcons and two salukis belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party resting in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the centre foreground a...

Mountain landscape in the Humaydah tribal region between Suq ath Thulutha and Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Portrait of a young man from the Bani Malik tribe in the upper Wadi Damad.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party walking through a palm grove in Liwa oasis. In the foreground four tall date palm trees grow in a depression. Four of Wilfred Thesiger's...

Portrait of a few men in a crowd of traders and buyers at the open air market in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet), near Al Qabil. In the near distance three of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions stand...

View of people in the street in Kuwait City. In the foreground a man carrying a young boy and two women stand in a narrow street lined with shops. One...

Full length standing portrait of 'Amair bin 'Omar, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, at a camp north of Al Ain during the party's journey between Al Ain and...

View of traditional buildings in the city of Abha. In the near central distance a large multi-storeyed square building sits at the edge of a town square. It is built...

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger sitting in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Wilfred Patrick Thesiger kneels in soft sand in front of a dry bush, holding a rifle in one hand. He...

Full length standing portrait of a man wearing two daggers in straight sheaths over his thobe (shirt) in the city of Abha. The man is wearing his daggers (jambiya or...

View of the city of Abha, as seen from a distance. In the foreground a vast rocky plain leads to fields and a cluster of buildings in the city of...

Portrait of a sailor on the mast of a dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf near Dubai. A sailor rests during his climb up the mast of a dhow. He...

Houses in Jeddah. They have several storeys, and some have balconies. In front of some windows are wooden screens.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Seated portrait of Muhammad bin Al Jabari, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides, at a campfire in Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. Muhammad bin Al Jabari, a tribesman of the Awamir...

View of a two dhows (sailboats) beached on the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi. In the foreground four men stand in front of a dhow (boat) beached in...

View of tall buildings in the town of Al-Saum, bordered by high mountains in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of four Awamir Bedouin women at a well near Al Ain. A pair of women stand behind two women seated on the ground. All the women wear sheila (head...

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An older man with a thick grey goatee sits in front of some tall...