Thesiger Collection

Half length portrait of tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A young man with chin-length curly hair and a thick beard stands looking into...

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in Al Khatam sands near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit). In the left foreground a peregrine falcon stands in soft sand....

Portrait of three men sitting inside a house in Bal Qarn tribal territory in the region between Jabal Harfa and the Wadi Shaybanah. A hearth with a row of coffee...

View of a group of men with sheep at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Profile portrait of 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. The party is...

View of two boats in water off the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi. In the foreground three men fly flags at the bow, stern, and centre of a...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking across the crest of a dune in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)...

View of the city of Abha. Fields separated by rock walls stretch from the foreground to the near distance. On the far side of the fields adobe and stone buildings...

Portrait of a saker (hurr) falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in the sands surrounding Al Ain. The falcon perches on a wakir (block), its...

View of a young man walking through a market (suq) in Manama on Bahrain Island. In the foreground a young man stands in a patch of sunlight in front of...

View from the guest house at Abha over other buildings towards the pass to the Tihamah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a line of abra (ferry boats) sitting along the shore of Dubai Creek. Oarsmen wait beside a line of abra at a ferry launch on Dubai Creek. Each...

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

Seated portrait of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, then ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, at his fort in the town of Ras Al Khaimah. In the foreground Sheikh Saqr...

Portrait of children riding a donkey cart on the shore in Manama on Bahrain Island. In the foreground two children sit at the front of a two-wheeled cart behind pulled...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. A lone Arab boy stands in the foreground. Behind him locals stand in...

Portrait of a member of the Mutayr tribe, a retainer to the Emir of Najran, at Abha. He has a curved dagger in his belt.Due to the nature of these...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. In the foreground traders stand with their baskets of merchandise, surrounded by local...

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...

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding camels in the Wadi al Aradh sands.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...