Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a herds boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in Dhofar.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Full length portrait of two young boys of the Nahad tribe standing against a wall in a village in the Al Qatan region, west of Shibam. They both wear white...

Half length standing portrait of Bil Ghaith, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides, near Khamis Mushait. Bil Ghaith, a teenaged boy from the Harb Bedouin tribe of the Wadi al...

Seated portrait of an Arab or Bedouin man at Sheikh Zayid bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting camp in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A middle-aged man with a thin...

View of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, standing in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, during the party's journey towards Al Humrah sands. Salim...

Half length portrait of a young Bedouin man, part of a camel caravan resting outside the city gates of Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of a boy at 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 a woman from the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin standing beside a camel at Manwakh well. The camel is loaded with a camel litter, which is made...

View of the coastline at Al Mukalla. Buildings at the waterfront. Some boats on the water.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a fort or city walls in the town of Al Qatif on the Persian Gulf coast. The tower looks over a date palm plantation, which is visible on...

Profile portrait of a young man of the 'Ifaar Bedouin at the Habarut wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Portrait of a boy with a dagger at his side in Baydayn village in Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of two dry bushes growing on the slope of a dune in the 'Uruq ash Shaybah sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). In the distance the dune...

Group portrait of sailors hoisting the main sail on a dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf near Dubai. Sailors stand on the deck of a dhow. They all hold onto...

Group portrait of Arab men and boys performing a marriage dance in the Wadi Hali. The dancers are facing forward in a long single file line. Many of the participants...

Mahra Bedouin watering camels at Sarif. Portrait of three boys at the well. Two women are in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of two buildings in a village near the city of Abha. In the near distance two multi-storeyed square buildings built from adobe bricks sit on a gravel flat. A...

View of five members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding across a gravel plain east of the Wadi Katabit/Wadi Andhur junction. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting in the Ghanim Sands during the party's journey from Mughshin Oasis to Khawr bin 'Atarit well. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Seated portrait of Sultan bin Ahmad, a sheikh of the Sh'asha lineage of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin and a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the region between Wadi...