Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a middle-aged man of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin in the Raydat as Say'ar. The man is holding a rock in his hand.Due to the nature...

A group of boys in Baydayn village in Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

View of palm traders and buyers at an open air market in the city of Sabya. In the foreground large round bundles of palm leaves sit on the ground in...

Profile portrait of a peregrine falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches on...

Group portrait of a crowd of Arab or Bedouin men sitting in a circle outside a building in the region of Al Ain oasis. A number of men holding rifles...

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger sitting in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Wilfred Patrick Thesiger kneels in soft sand in front of a dry bush, holding a camel stick in his hands....

Portrait of an African slave boy on Shindagha beach in Dubai. A boy wearing a light coloured thobe (shirt) and a ghutra (headscarf) leans on his elbows on the gunwale...

Portrait of a man at the village of 'Arish. He is wearing a broad-brimmed straw hat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Close up profile portrait of Huaishil, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, in the region surrounding Al Ain / Buraimi Oasis. Huaishil, a sheikh of the Mahamid lineage of Duru...

Portrait of a teenaged boy of the Yam tribe taken by Wilfred Thesiger during his journey from the town of Najran to the town of Badr. Due to the nature...

View of Utaybah Bedouin watering their camels at Al Qaiyah well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party gathering water from a well in the Wadi Halfayn. A line of camels wait behind the men.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party sitting with two couched camels on a gravel plain east of Wadi Andhur. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the central foreground a Bedouin man stands on the crest of a dune, holding...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding camels through the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well. Due to the nature of these images,...

Portrait of a man at the village of 'Arish.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party standing around a dead cow on a hillside in Jabal Qara. The men are preparing to butcher the cow. Due to the nature of these...

View of farmer's fields and a square building in a valley near Baiman in the region between the city of Abha and the village of 'Ar'arah.Due to the nature of...

Qahtan men loading up their camels in the region between Jabal Dhahran and the town of Dhahran, near the Yemen Border.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Seated group portrait of three of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Bedouin retainers in Al Ain. Each of the three men wears a headscarf (ghutra) and a light coloured...