Thesiger Collection

Half length portrait of two young Bedouin men, 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 Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, sitting in camp in the Wadi Hawshi. Salim bin Kabina is holding a large camel...

View of a sand flat between dunes in Al Batin sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). In the foreground a dry bush pushes out of the sand in...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, on their journey towards Al Humrah sands. In the foreground a dry bush pokes out of...

View of desert landscape in the 'Uruq ash Shaybah in the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter).Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Portrait of Musallim bin Tafl, a tribesman of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin and one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, standing next to a cluster of saf palms [Nannorhops arabica]. This...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in the region of Kidan plains (Suhul al Kidan) or Al Batin sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions...

Seated portrait of three Manasir Bedouin men at their encampment in the Baynunah sands. Two Manasir men and a teenaged boy sit in a row front of tall vegetation. Each...

Seated profile portrait of Alaiwa bin Lutaiya, a guide in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, taken during the party's journey from Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat to Furai well. Alaiwa bin Lutaiya, a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party taking a rest in the Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa...

Portrait of a boy of the Mahra Bedouin in the Wadi al Jiz' near its junction with Wadi Mahrat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in camp in Al Humrah sands during their journey to Umm az Zumul. In the foreground footsteps and camel tracks criss-cross the wind-rippled...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party crossing a dune in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands....

View of several men sitting in front of a tent, with one man tending a pot cooking over a fire.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of two men wrestling during a funeral ceremony.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of Lake Abhebad.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...

Interior view of Wilfred Thesiger's house at Kutum, with weapons and trophies hanging on the wall.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a procession through the streets of Addis Ababa during the coronation ceremonies of Emperor Haile Selassie.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of Abyssinian warriors gathered in front of the Emperor Menelik's palace residence (Gibbi) in Addis Ababa.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of the Bab Mansour gate in the city wall at Meknes, with people in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...