Thesiger Collection

View of Sabya. A street with a fence made of branches on each side. Huts behind the fences, a stone building in the background.Due to the nature of these images,...

Portrait of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party sitting beside a cooking fire in the Wadi al 'Umayri. Rai, a member of the 'Ifaar tribe, sits on the left....

Distant view of booms, large double masted dhows (sailboats) built in Kuwait, in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island. In the distance a number of booms, sail...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin) with its prey, a MacQueen's Bustard (houbara), in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the foreground a peregrine falcon, which belongs to Sheikh Zayed...

Seated portrait of a Bedouin tribesman in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A Bedouin man with a thick beard half-kneels in the sand, holding his rifle in both...

Close up portrait of a boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in the region west of the Hamrat ad Duru. The boy looks directly forward, holding one hand near his...

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,...

Portrait of a boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin sitting on the ground in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Portrait of Muhammad al Auf, a tribesman of the Bayt Mbarik lineage of Rashid Bedouin and one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, resting the Al Batin sands near Liwa oasis....

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

View of a boy standing in front of the entrance to a hut in Ash Shuqaiq village. The circular hut is topped with a domed roof made of straw.Due to...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in the Wadi Halfayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Standing three-quarter length portrait of Muhammad bin Al Jabari, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides, in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Muhammad bin Al Jabari, a tribesman of the Awamir Bedouin,...

View of a boy standing in a village near the city of Abha. In the near distance a boy stands in front of a group of buildings. The square buildings...

A gateway between two buildings in the city of Seiyun.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground two Bedouin carrying rifles pause with a group of five saddled camels, one of...

Portrait of Muhammad al Auf, a tribesman of the Bayt Mbarik lineage of Rashid Bedouin and a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, riding a camel through the Jiddat al...

Group portrait of a number of Bedouin boys and young men at Bir Ali' well. They are standing around the well. One man is drawing water from the well using...

View of a large stone building in the city of Ad Dali'. Two boys stand in front of a tall stone building shaped like a tower. The building is more...

View of farm fields at the bottom of a valley near Baiman in the region between the city of Abha and the village of 'Ar'arah. A square watchtower sits along...