Thesiger Collection

Full length portrait of three Awamir Bedouin women at a well near Al Ain. Two women stand beside a third women who squats on the ground. The women wear sheila...

View of men unloading dhows (sailboats) on the Corniche in the town of Abu Dhabi. In the foreground a wave breaks on the sand. At the centre one man stands...

Portrait of sailors on the deck of a dhow (sailboat) in Dubai Creek. On the left two men sit on a mat on the deck of a dhow. On the...

Three-quarter length standing group portrait of four men, retainers of Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, outside Qasr Al Hosn fort in Abu Dhabi. The four retainers stand in a...

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, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin...

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

View of coral and 'arish huts in Dubai. In the foreground a woman carrying a trunk on her head walks past high stacks of coral sitting in the sand. Behind...

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...

View of adobe and slate buildings in the city of Abha. In the near distance sits a cluster of one and two storey buildings built from adobe bricks topped with...

View of a cluster of joined buildings near Baiman in the region between the city of Abha and the village of 'Ar'arah. A group of joined buildings sits in the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in sand dunes during their journey from the Ramlat Unayq, north of Al Ain/Buraimi oasis, to Jabal Sumeini. On the left a member...

Portrait of an Arab youth and a boy standing in an open area in front of a stone wall in the city of Abha. Both the boy and the youth...

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...