Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, possibly a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party. This portrait was taken in the region between Wadi Rahnah...

Portrait of a man and two boys of the Wahiba Bedouin standing at a well in the Sharqiyah Sands. The two boys are standing on the left, waiting as the...

View of scattered vegetation growing on sand dunes in the Ramlat as Sahmah. In the distance beyond the dunes a vast flat stretches into the distance, where a further set...

Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp in a wadi near Mudayy. A caper tree is growing in the left background. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp near Al Hubi village. Three of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions work alongside a group of camels couched in the sand. The man on...

Portrait of a boy and a young man in the town of Umm al Khashab. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of livestock traders at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'. A large crowd of traders moves amongst the cows and donkeys standing in the street. In...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling from the Khawr bin 'Atarit well in the Ghanim Sands to the Ramlat al Ghafah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding through desert sands during the party's journey from the Wadi al 'Ayn to the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting with their camels in the region between the settlement of Badr and the town of Khamis Mushait. Trees on the right and mountains...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party descending a dune in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. Due to the...

View of a high dune in Al Batin sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). A high dune with a steeply sloping face rises in the foreground. It is...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party at camp under a Baina tree in the plains below Hamrat ad Duru, during the party's journey from Masruq well to Al Hubi village. In...

Portrait of Emir Said Bin Mushait's children standing in the door of Khamis Mushait Castle. At the time of this photograph, the castle was the home of Emir Said Bin...

Wilfred Thesiger's party at Dahal well.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...

Group portrait of a family of Hamum Bedouin on the Jol of the Raydat al Ma'arah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Portrait of two boys of the Humum Bedouin.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

A man and a boy at Bir Muhammad Yahyah well near Wadi Bayd.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding across a bare, gravelly landscape near Andhur spring in Wadi Andhur.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Portrait of a boy of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin at Manwakh well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...