Thesiger Collection

Three Bedouin boys in the Wadi al Jiz' near its junction with Wadi Mahrat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Close up portrait of a tribesman of the Duru Bedouin near Al Hubi village. An older tribesman of the Duru Bedouin, with a trim beard and curly hair, sits facing...

View of members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting with their camels in the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well. Due to the...

Portrait of a trained peregrine falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party killing a hare in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon...

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

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels at a well during the party's journey from Jabal Buwaydah to the town of Al Qabil. Due to the nature of these images,...

View of a group of palm traders and buyers at an open air market in the city of Sabya. In the foreground a group of men in loincloths stand beside...

Seated portrait of the Imam of Oman's representative, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Jabal Buwaydah to the village of Al Qabil. The Imam of Oman's representative, who accompanied Wilfred...

Half length standing portrait of an Iranian porter in Dubai. A middle-aged man with a moustache and goatee stands in front of a stucco wall. He wears a light coloured...

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party in the region between Ghayl bin Yumayn and Wadi 'Arf. A mountain in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

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

View of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi's fort in the town of Ras Al Khaimah. In the foreground cooking pots sit on a ledge in one corner of Sheikh...

Wilfred Thesiger's camp near Ghayl bin Yumayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

Portrait of Suhail bin Al Kuwait, a young tribesman of the Bayt Gidad lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin, sitting on a hillside in Wadi Arbat. The young man has thick...

Wilfred Thesiger's party saddling up their camels during their journey from Wadi Madi to Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a camel belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party couched in the Wadi Aswad. The camel sits in the sand amongst tall clusters of vegetation growing on the flat...

Wilfred Thesiger's party camping at Mudayy.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 men and boys from the 'Amara tribe standing in a crowd at the Suq ath Thulutha market. A young man wearing a clutch of herbs in his hair...

View of an abra (ferry boat) launch at Dubai Creek. In the left foreground ferries are docked at a ferry boat launch on Dubai creek. Each abra is a rowboat...

At Al Mukalla.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 Museum.