Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a young man of the Qahtan Bedouin in the region between Jabal Dhahran and the town of Dhahran, near the Yemen Border.Due to the nature of these images,...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party pausing beside a tree in the Hejaz foothills of the upper Wadi Hali. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of the city of Al Qatan in the Wadi Hadhramawt. The fortified walls and watchtowers of the Raida enclose the town buildings. In the right distance a tall rock...

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

Half length profile portrait of a young Arab man in the coastal town of Al Birk. The man is standing in front of a wall, facing towards the right, and...

View of Arab men in a rowboat at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground men steer rowboats into the shore. On the right a pair of donkeys waits...

Standing full length portrait of two Bedouin boys from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of small craft and ocean-going dhows (sailboats) beached at the harbour in Kuwait City. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding along a flat beneath Jabal Buwaydah, a long low mountain below Jebel Kawr. In the foreground a member of Wilfred Thesiger's...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting with their camels on a sand flat in the Jiddat az Zawliyah, east of the Ramlat as Sahmah.Due to the nature of these images,...

View of a shallow creek in the region between Suq ath Thulutha and Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

Seated portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's retainers at Al Ain. The man kneels in the sand holding a rifle in his right hand. He wears...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding through Al Khatam sands during the party's return journey to Al Ain. In the left foreground one of Wilfred Thesiger's...

View of sand dunes in the region between Jaladah plain and the Bani Ma'arid sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Group portrait of young boys of the Nahad tribe standing in front of a wall in a village in Al Qatan region, west of Shibam.Due to the nature of these...

Portrait of a tribesman of the Rashid Bedouin at a well in the region surrounding Kuwait City. The man is using a rope and a pulley made of wood to...

Palm groves at Min'ar in the Wadi Kidyut. A square tower is in the background. In the foreground is a Bedouin man on a camel.Due to the nature of these...

View of buildings in a village near the city of Abha. In the near distance two multi-storeyed square buildings built from adobe bricks sit on a gravel flat. A walled...

Portrait of a boy of the Manahil Bedouin at Fughmah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...