Thesiger Collection

Upper body portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Bedouin retainers in Al Ain. The man, a tribesman of the Rashid Bedouin, sits in the sand, looking...

Three-quarter length standing portrait of a young tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin at Furai well in Sharqiyah Sands.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Seated half length portrait of one of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing companions on the deck of a dhow (sailboat) in the Abu Dhabi islands. The young man from Abu Dhabi sits...

View of Musallim bin Al Kamam, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in Al Dhafra or Baynunah sands. A pile of gear lies in the sand near to a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party loading up their camels at Mughshin Oasis. Ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees grow in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin) with its prey, a stone curlew, in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the left foreground a peregrine falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin...

The market at Abha in front of Al Shada Palace, the palace of the Emir. Traders stand with their pack donkeys at an open air market in front of the...

Portrait of an older man of the Khawlan Bedouin at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of locals walking along a street in front of a mosque in the city of Abha. A large white minaret stands at the right edge of the buildings. Due...

Half length portrait of a teenaged boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin standing in a field in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the sands of the 'Uruq ash Shaybah, in the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter).Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View into the courtyard of Al Muraba Palace in Riyadh, the home of King Abdul Aziz [Ibn Saud]. The building on the far side of the courtyard is fronted with...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking across a flat plain in the desert north of Shisr well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Standing full length portrait of two Jewish boys in the town of Ad Dali'. Two Jewish boys stand together in front of a stone wall. Each of the boys is...

View of water sellers unloading imported water from a dhow (sailboat) at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground a man loads one of his two donkeys with filled...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis. Three members...

Half length standing portrait of an Iranian porter in Dubai. A smiling middle-aged man with a short moustache stands on a Dubai street in front of wooden door. He wears...

View of sailors on a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island. In the foreground a large folded sail rests on the deck of a...

View of a dhow (sailboat) under repair at the harbour in Kuwait City. A few men work to repair a large beached dhow. The dhow is propped upright with wooden...

Portrait of Mahra Bedouin watering their camels at Habarut wells. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...