Thesiger Collection

View of one of the dhows (sailboats) on which Wilfred Thesiger sailed through the Abu Dhabi islands with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his retainers. A dhow sails...

View of square multi-storeyed buildings clustered close together in the city of Abha. Some of the buildings are topped with adobe and parallel lines of raqf (slate) tiles. In the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. In the near right foreground two large hadh (Cornulaca monacantha) bushes...

Portrait of a man from the Rijal al Ma tribal group near the city of Abha.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Portrait of two men at a settlement in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana'. The two men stand side by side in front of a stone...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Uruq al Awarik sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of a crowd of fishermen preparing to go fishing at Shindagha beach in Dubai. A crowd of fishermen gather in the sand around a beached boat. Nets, rope and...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party taking a rest in the Al Dhafra sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Dhibi well to Al Batin...

Buildings at Abha. A tall house painted black and white with ornamental stonework on the roof.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of dhows (sailboats) beached on the shore at Dubai Creek. In the foreground the bow of a beached dhow sits on the shore. In the distance beyond a dhow...

Profile portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin, a falconer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, posing with a falcon in the Al Khatam sands near...

Standing profile portrait of Wilfred Thesiger wearing Arab dress in Dubai. Wilfred Thesiger stands on the rooftop terrace of a house in Dubai, facing towards the far right. He leans...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin) killing 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...

View of a street in the city of Abha. Buildings are to both sides. Laden donkeys walk down the street, accompanied by people.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of a group of men performing a dance at a circumcision ceremony in An Namas. A line of men wave their muskets at crowd of spectators perched on a...

Distant view of booms, large double masted dhows (sailboats) built in Kuwait, in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island. In the distance a number of booms, sail...

View of desert landscape in Al Batin sands near Liwa oasis. A large dune cross-crossed with sand ridges rises from low slopes in the foreground into a high crest in...

Close up portrait of a thoroughbred Omani camel in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A saddled thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is...

View of a crowd of people at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. Behind the crowd large stone buildings, some in a state of ruin, fill the background.Due to...

Standing full length portrait of an Arab falconer, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, holding a peregrine falcon in the Al Khatam sands near Al...