Thesiger Collection

View of a herds boy with two camels in the Wadi Jarsis in the Jabal Qara mountains. In the foreground a herds boy from the Al Kathir Bedouin stands with...

Portrait of a boy 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...

Close up portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in Al Humrah sands during the party's journey to Umm az Zumul. Salim bin Kabina, a...

View of trees surrounding a farmer's field in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban. The field is defined by a low stone wall...

Portrait of a young man in the Wadi Baysh. He is holding a sling used to scare birds away from the crops.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of a tree growing at the bottom of a steep hill in the mountainous region between Wadi Shaybanah and the town of Ad Dhafir.Due to the nature of these...

Half length portrait of two tribesmen at a suq (market) in the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Portrait of a Qahtan prisoner with shackles on his feet at Jallat al Mawt in Wadi Dab'ah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Close up profile portrait of Huaishil, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, in the region surrounding Al Ain / Buraimi Oasis. Huaishil, a sheikh of the Mahamid lineage of Duru...

View of a settlement near the village of Sawda. In the foreground a rock wall encloses a gravelly field. In the background a cluster of square shaped buildings sits on...

View of locals walking through a gateway into the city of Seiyun. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Group portrait of Arab men and boys performing a marriage dance in the Wadi Hali. The dancers are facing forward in a long single file line. Many of the participants...

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

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting beside ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees in the Jedda southwest of Mughshin Oasis, during the party's journey to Wadi Katabit.Due to the nature of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through the Wadi Qana in the region west of Makha'il village. The wadi bed is dotted with bushes and a few trees. Due...

Full length portrait of a young Arab boy standing on sandy ground in the Wadi Fatimah near Mecca.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Three-quarter length portrait of sailors on a dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf near Dubai. Three sailors stand in front of a rigged sail on the deck of a dhow....

Huts and palm trees at a village in the lower Wadi Damad region, east of Sabya.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party during their journey through the Jol from Fughmah to Ghayl bin Yamayn. Men and camels travel across a rocky plain.Due to the nature of these...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting under a tree in the Wadi Halfayn. In the centre three members of Wilfred Thesiger's party stand amongst couched camels in the near...