Thesiger Collection

Close-up portrait of the head of a Batina camel named Ghazala ('the gazelle'), a famous thoroughbred Batina camel owned by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and renowned for its...

Side view of a kotia, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. In the central distance a kotia sits in choppy water, its sails tied...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping beside ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees at Mughshin Oasis. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Portrait of an Arab falconer, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, with a falcon at a well in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels at Matki well in the Mughshin Oasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of a group of boys being paraded around Baydayn village by a crowd of supporters prior to the boys' circumcision.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of trees and bushes growing amongst sand dunes in the region between the Wadi al 'Ayn and the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). A number of large trees grow...

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger with a Bedouin man at an encampment at the village of Ghayl bin Yamayn. The two men are crouched in a sandy area in front of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels at Yisub well in the mountains near the southern coast.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Group portrait of a crowd of men and boys standing in the suq (market) in the village of Al Makhwah. In the central foreground a man with herbs in his...

Palm trees in the Wadi 'Arf or Wadi Madi.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

Portrait of a tribesman of the Utaybah Bedouin standing with a flock of black sheep at one of the Rumah wells. In the right background a man draws water from...

Portrait of a tribesman of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin, possibly a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, sitting on the ground in the region between Shisr well and Mughshin Oasis.Due...

Full length portrait of an Arab man and a boy in the town of Ash Shuqaiq. In the background two huts sit at the top of a sandy slope.Due to...

Close up profile portrait of a thoroughbred (female) Wahiba camel, taken near Al Qabil, at the southern end of the mountain Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet). The camel faces towards the...

View of a bush in the region of Al Dhafra sands taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey to Baynunah. In the central foreground a large bush grows in a stretch of...

View of three Sa'ar Bedouin men hauling water from Manwakh well. They are using rope and a wooden pulley to haul water out of the stone lined well. In the...

Half-length seated portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Bedouin retainers in Al Ain. The man is seated with a rifle leaning against his right shoulder. He...

Seated half-length portrait of a man in front of a tent in a camp near Al Ain, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain. The man...

View of tall buildings clustered at the bottom of a high rock escarpment at the city of Shibam.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...