Thesiger Collection

View of a high ridge atop Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. In the middle distance a ridge of limestone, mostly bare of vegetation, rises high on the left and slopes...

View 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. In the foreground a line of...

View of a peregrine falcon (shahin) killing its prey, a MacQueen's Bustard (houbara), in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the foreground a peregrine falcon, A peregrine falcon, which belongs...

View of a tree growing in the mountainous region between Wadi Shaybanah and the town of Ad Dhafir.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Portrait of a Bedouin family riding camels in the region surrounding the town of Al Hufuf, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Al Hofuf to Ar Rumhiya wells. One man...

Portrait of a man of the Mahra Bedouin on a camel.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Seated portrait of Muhammad bin Shuas and another member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at Mughshin Oasis. Muhammad bin Shuas, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin,...

Seated portrait of a youth of the Harb Bedouin drinking coffee near the village of As Sayl al Kabir. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing on a dune in Liwa oasis. The man, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, stands with...

View of a suq (market) in the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. In the foreground people sit and stand in an open air market. The traders shade their stalls...

Portrait of a man from 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 or...

View of camels belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party on a sabkha in Al Humrah sands during the party's journey to Umm az Zumul. In the foreground small shoots of...

Portrait of a young man of the Yam tribe in the town of Najran.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of dhows (sailboats) and an abra (ferry boat) on Dubai Creek. On the left three dhows are moored together. On the right a man stands bent over in the...

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Wadi 'Andam. The man riding the camel is the party's guide, a tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin. In...

View of a crowd of traders and buyers at Suq al Ahad market in Wadi Hali. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Street at Seiyun with high buildings.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...

Portrait of a group of young men standing at the Suq ath Thulutha market. The young man on the right is wearing a tall conical hat. The young men are...

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. In the...

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,...