Thesiger Collection

Full-length portrait of a tribesman of the Rashid Bedouin in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. The man, wearing a thobe (robe), cartridge belt and headscarf, stands facing forward with his...

View of a street in the village of Marat in the Al Washm region. The street is lined on both sides with single storey buildings that have high walls and...

Mahra Bedouin filling water skins at the Sarif wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of Khawlan Bedouin at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa. A donkey is standing in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Half length portrait of Musallim bin Anauf holding a water skin in the region between Hanun well and the north slopes of Jabal Qara. Musallim bin Anauf, the fifteen year...

Standing three-quarter length portrait of Mahalhal bin 'Ati, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides, in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Mahalhal bin 'Ati, a tribesman of the Al Khamis lineage of...

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands, near Al Ain. A man sits on a mound of sand. His hands rest together on his...

Group portrait of Arab children standing in front of a stone wall in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of mountainous landscape in the area of Jabal Dhahran or the Bani Malik Mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party gathering water from a well at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet). In the foreground four men stand in a well that...

Standing portrait of an Arab man at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'. The man is smoking a long pipe. In the background people stand with their...

Portrait of a young man of the Qahtan Bedouin in the region between Jabal Dhahran and the town of Dhahran, near the Yemen Border. He is pouring coffee into little...

Seated portrait of Wilfred Thesiger taken by an unknown photographer in the region surrounding Al Ain / Buraimi Oasis. Wilfred Thesiger kneels in the sand, resting his hands on his...

View of a mosque at Al Muwaiji Fort, then the home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. A low, flat-roofed square mosque with a walled terrace and arched entranceways...

View of small dhows (sailboats) and other small craft beached along the shore at the harbour in Kuwait City. Small children play in the water between the boats.Due to the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting in shade cast by a cluster of trees in the Sharqiyah Sands. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Portrait of a woman of the Sa'ar Bedouin filling a water skin at Manwakh well. She is wearing a silver belt around her waist and a number of necklaces and...

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 hooded peregrine falcon perches on a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding through rolling sands in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of a crumbling wall of the ruined fort at Shisr well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...