Thesiger Collection

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...

View of camels belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in one of the vast rocky plains below Jabal Sumeini. Three saddled camels are couched on a small patch of...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party sitting on the crest of a sand dune during the party's journey from Wadi al 'Ayn to the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat...

Houses and a minaret in Jeddah. The building in the centre has open booths attached. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through rolling sands in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq, near the Dhahir mountains, north of Al Ain. The party is travelling from...

View of a group of men performing a dance at a circumcision ceremony in An Namas. A line of men dance in a circle around a group of three drummers....

View of the shoreline at Dubai Creek. On the left a rowboat is moored beside a cloth-covered structure that extends into the creek. Nearby an abra (ferry boat) sits on...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. In the foreground three Arab men and a boy stand beside a group...

Full length portrait of an Arab boy standing on one leg in the town of Abha. The boy is standing in a large empty area. Behind him a stone wall...

View of a house with a large wind tower (barjeel) in Dubai. In the foreground a large compound of 'arish huts, made from palm fronds, are enclosed by a palm...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. In the foreground a group of Arab boys stand beside a few donkeys....

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

Portrait of a man in a crowd at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. A large stone building is visible in the background behind the crowd.Due to the nature...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. People walk across a town square lined with two storey buildings. In the...