Thesiger Collection

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp beneath a tree in the Wadi Halfayn. In the foreground large trees grow in pebbly soil. Due to the nature of these images,...

Group portrait of three of Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan's retainers sitting on the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. The elderly man on the left wears a dark robe (bisht)...

Three-quarter length portrait of three Arab boys standing close together in the Wadi Yiba.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Half length portrait of a Bedouin boy from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla. The boy is holding a piece of twine in his teeth. Behind him baggage is piled...

View of a pair of tall mud brick buildings in the village of Suhayl or the city of Seiyun. A camel is lying in front of a high wall surrounding...

Portrait of a Zaidi man from Yemen in the town of Najran.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Half length seated portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin at Al Ain. A bearded man kneels in the sand facing forward, his hands crossed in front of his...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet) near Al Qabil. In the central distance one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin...

View of Sultan bin Ahmad, one of the leaders of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, standing with a young boy and a man in a graveyard at Andhur. The men are...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling from the Khawr bin 'Atarit well in the Ghanim Sands to the Ramlat al Ghafah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of two men 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, wear or...

Side view of dhows moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. A small dhow sits alongside a moored boom, a type of large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait....

Seated portrait of an elderly Arab man in the village of Mashhad in the Al Qatan region.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of dhows (sailboats) moored in Dubai Creek. An area of flat open water in the foreground is crossed by a thick mooring rope attached to a large dhow. On...

A river at Fughmah.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 Pitt Rivers...

Portrait of a Bedu boy with a shaved strip across his head at Al Haqu village. This shows he is not yet circumcised.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Close up portrait of Mabarak, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides, sitting in the region between Jabal Baydan and At Taif. Mabarak, a teenaged boy from the Bani Sharfa tribe...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking along a high mountain path in the Shib Waqtaat. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Portrait of a man of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin at Manwakh well. A boy is standing behind him.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of pottery sellers at the market in Umm al Khashab village in the Wadi Baysh. In the foreground traders stand amongst a large number of pottery vessels lying on...