Thesiger Collection

Standing full length profile portrait of Sahail bin Tahi, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, on a sand dune during the party's journey from Al Ain to Liwa oasis,...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking up a sand dune between oases in Liwa oasis. In the foreground a small tuft of qassis (sedge) grows near...

View of sand dunes in the region between the Wadi al 'Ayn and the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). A few dots of vegetation grow on the dunes.Due to the...

Seated portrait of Wilfred Thesiger and Salim bin Kabina at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet), near Al Qabil. Wilfred Thesiger (left) and Salim bin Kabina (right), a...

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

View of a palm tree, with mountains in the distance.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

View of a man, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, sitting astride a saddled camel, carrying a rifle under his left arm.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of houses with wind towers in Dubai. A number of flat-roofed houses sit in the foreground. In the distance beyond a large two storey house is topped with a...

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger, kneeling on the ground, in Arab dress.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

View of a street in Saiwun, with a palm tree in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

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

View of the wall of a large building in the city of Shibam. The building's windows are filled with carved wooden window screens and painted decorations cover the plaster walls.Due...

View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek. In the foreground 'arish huts and enclosures made from palm fronds line Dubai Creek. On the far...

Portrait of sheikhs at Abu Dhabi. In the centre is Shakhbut bin Sultan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of the Shindagha district from Dubai Creek. In the right foreground four men stand on a small dhow (sailboat) moored in Dubai Creek. Further back a larger dhow and...

Portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, crouching, taken in 1949.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Hamra sands near Liwa oasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of houses built along the sea-front at Abu Dhabi, with people on the beach in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.