Thesiger Collection

View of high rippled dunes in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) in the region between Jaladah plain and the Bani Ma'arid sands. Small amounts of scattered vegetation grows amongst...

View of two Bedouin men in Wilfred Thesiger's party loading a camel in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions stand on either...

Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim, sheikh of the Bayt Ghuwas lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin, resting on the ground during the party's journey from Shisr well to Mughshin Oasis. Salim...

View of the village of Thurayban. In the distance a village of square stone houses clusters around a small rise. In the far distance a high ridge of mountains rises...

Half length standing portrait of an Iranian porter on a boat in Dubai Creek. A middle-aged man with a stubbly beard stands facing forward. He wears a light coloured waistcoat...

Portrait of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party sitting around a fire in the Wadi al 'Ayn. On the left Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani...

Standing full length portrait of a man and a thoroughbred camel on an Abu Dhabi island. A man wearing a headscarf, thobe (ankle-length shirt) and a suit jacket stands to...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding along the eastern side of Jebel Kawr in the Wadi al 'Ayn and Wadi al 'Umayri watershed. In the foreground three men are...

Portrait of Muhammad bin Fadil, a falconer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, riding a camel with a peregrine in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. Muhammad...

Half length portrait of an elderly man of the Nahad tribe standing against a wall in a village in the Al Qatan region, west of Shibam.Due to the nature of...

View of Sa'ar Bedouin filling water skins at Manwakh well. One man is using a rope and pulley to haul water out of the well. In the background people, camels...

View of three men in a small dhow (sailboat) along Shindagha beach in Dubai. Two men stand in the centre of the boat, next to the mast, while a third...

View of a tomb and graveyard in the city of Tarim.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

View of a valley in the Jabal Qara mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of Rashid Bedouin at a well in the region surrounding Kuwait City. In the foreground filled water skins lie in a mud trough. Beside the trough two men are...

Group portrait of a group of young boys sitting and standing on a pile of rocks in a palm grove at Al Birk village. Due to the nature of these...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking towards high dunes in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. Overhead clouds...

[image indistinct]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.

View of three men in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party loading a couched camel on a road in the Bani Malik Mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of a young man 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...