Thesiger Collection

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...

Profile portrait of Warad, Wilfred Thesiger's saluki hunting dog, standing on a dune in Liwa oasis. In the foreground Warad, the travelling party's hunting dog, stands on a bare dune...

View of men and boys performing a dance in a field at a circumcision celebration in An Namas. In the foreground a line of boys, who are to be circumcised,...

Profile portrait of 'Amair bin 'Omar, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, riding a camel in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq, near the Dhahir mountains north of Al Ain....

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 Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit)....

Portrait of three boys near 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 peregrine falcon (shahin) with its prey, a MacQueen's Bustard (houbara), in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the foreground a peregrine falcon, which belongs to Sheikh Zayed...

View of a row of houses overlooking a large square in the city of Abha. A row of two storey buildings made of stone sit overlooking a large square, in...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party at a well in the plains below Hamrat ad Duru, during the party's journey from Masruq well to Al Hubi village. Members of Wilfred Thesiger's...

Portrait of a saker (hurr) falcon with its prey, a MacQueen's Bustard (houbara), in the sands surrounding Al Ain. A saker falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's...

Full length standing portrait of an Arab man wearing a daggers in a straight sheath over his thobe (shirt) in the city of Abha. The man is wearing his dagger...

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...

The market at Abha in front of Al Shada Palace, the palace of the Emir. Traders stand with their pack donkeys at an open air market in front of the...