Thesiger Collection

View of water sellers unloading imported water from a dhow (sailboat) at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground one man stands in a small rowboat. Nearby a man...

Portrait of a man of the Rashid Bedouin with his two young boys in the region between Ayun pool and Mudayy.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking across a sand dune between near a Bani Yas settlement in Liwa oasis. Four of Wilfred Thesiger's Rashid Bedouin companions walk with their...

At Umm al Khashab. Portrait of a boy with a water-skin. He is wearing a hat made from palm fronds.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party with two camels in the Al Batin sands near Liwa oasis. One of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions is casually resting on his...

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...