Thesiger Collection

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground a Bedouin man in Wilfred Thesiger's party stands on the top of...

Side view of a kotia, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. In the central distance a kotia sits in choppy water, its bow pointing...

Landscape in Humum country in the Jol region between Fughmah and Ghayl bin Yamayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

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

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides camping in the Wadi Mitan. The men sit beside a rock strewn hillside. In the far distance a camel grazes on a...

View of lush grasses and vegetation growing on a mountain slope in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban. Due to the nature of...

Portrait of two of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing companions on the deck of a dhow (sailboat) in the Abu Dhabi islands. In the foreground an older boy sits on the ship's...

View of a Bedouin man milking a camel in the Wadi Hawshi. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Portrait of a young child of the Sa'ar Bedouin at the well of Manwakh. The child is standing beside a hawd, a wood and leather trough, holding a water-skin. The...

Group portrait of a crowd of Arab men and boys in the town of Ash Shuqaiq. Two of the men are wearing woven palm hats, while others wear bundles of...

Portrait of a boy of the Humum Bedouin.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

View of tower houses at a village in the region between the Tamniyah mountains and Al 'Abis village. In the near distance a number of tall square houses with small...

Full length portrait of the Emir of Thurayban and his brother standing side by side in the village of Thurayban. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions watering at a well near Al Ain, during their journey from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain. Many people stand by a well with camels....

View of a family of Sahul Bedouin unloading their camels at the Ar Rumhiya wells near Ar Riyadh. In the foreground a man and a woman unload a large camel....

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

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party watering camels at 'Ayn al Hasy well. Two camels drink from a hawd, a water trough made from wood and leather, while a third...

View of landscape in the Humaydah tribal region between Suq ath Thulutha and Wadi Hali. In the foreground bushes grow on a flat plain. In the background a ridge of...

Profile portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, riding a female thoroughbred Wahiba camel near Al Qabil, at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel...

Portrait of a man of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin sitting on the ground in Mughshin Oasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...