Thesiger Collection

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,...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in the shade of two trees during their journey from the Ramlat Unayq, north of Al Ain/Buraimi oasis, to Jabal Sumeini. On the...

View of a dhow in Dubai Creek at sunset. In the foreground water ripples on the dark surface of Dubai Creek. In the distance a dhow (sailboat) is moored in...

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...

View of a man 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...

Standing half length portrait of an Arab boy in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

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 adobe and slate buildings in the city of Abha. In the foreground a dog walks down a road towards a tree. In the distance beyond a cluster of...

View of Al Shada Palace and other buildings in the city of Abha. In the foreground a vast expanse of bare sand leads to a cluster of stone and adobe...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. In the foreground two men adjust the load on a donkey. Behind them...

View of two turtle fishermen punting a canoe in the Abu Dhabi islands. Two men stand at the bow and stern of a canoe. They hold turtle fishing spears, the...

Seated portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's falconers holding a falcon at Al Muwaiji Fort. A young man wearing a light-coloured thobe (long shirt) topped with...

Seated profile portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a sixteen or seventeen year old boy of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, at a well in the region of Wadi...

View of locals walking in a vast square in front of a mosque in the city of Abha. The buildings on the near left are topped with adobe and parallel...

View of a boy walking past Al Fahidi fort in the Bastakiya quarter of old Dubai. A boy in a ghutra (headscarf) and a thobe (long shirt) walks across a...

View of Sahul Bedouin drawing water from one of the Rumah wells. Many men haul water from a rock-lined well using ropes and pulleys. Behind them a flock of sheep...