Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a young man from the Humaydah tribe with two boys in the region between Suq ath Thulutha and Wadi Hali. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Seated portrait of Sahail bin Tahi, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party, at a camp fire in the region of Baynunah sands. Sahail bin Tahi, a tribesman of the Mudairiba...

View of a small fishing baqqarah (a type of sailboat) moored along the creek or Deira Corniche in Dubai. A small baqqarah is moored in shallow water with its sails...

View of a man and a boy threshing wheat with a pair of yoked cows. In the background sits the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images,...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin), belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches on a carved...

Side view of two booms, large double masted dhows (sailboats) built in Kuwait, moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. In the foreground a boom sits in calm water rippled...

View of the coastline at Al Mukalla. Some boats are on the water. The town of Al Mukalla can be seen in the background. Mountains rising behind.Due to the nature...

View of a covered suq (market) in the city of Dubai. Locals walk through a spot of scattered sunlight inside a covered market aisle. A merchant sits on the left...

Seated close up portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A man with a thick dark beard sits facing forward in front...

View of sailors changing the sail on a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island. A number of sailors work on deck around a large...

Half length standing portrait of an Arab man of the Al Bu Shams in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An old man with a curly grey beard and a...

Side view of two sambuks (sailboats) beached in shallow water beached at Al Ma'ala harbour in the city of Aden. In the background buildings and boats line the harbour. Due...

Portrait of a man [image out of focus].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 a covered suq (market) in the city of Dubai. Locals walk through a covered market. Merchants sit at stalls that line both sides of the market aisle. Woven...

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

View of a settlement in the Bani Malik Mountains near the Yemen border. A small cluster of square stone buildings and round watchtowers sit close together on a hill. Due...

Full length standing portrait of a boy in front of a house at Dubai Creek. A boy wearing a ghutra (headscarf) and wraparound skirt stands in the sand front of...

View of locals and Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well during their journey from Jabal Sumeini to Sharjah. Four Bedouin men stand around a well opening made of concrete...

Close up portrait of an elderly Bedouin man standing in front of a wall in Dubai. An elderly Bedouin man with a large white beard stands in front of a...

View of the Shindagha district on Dubai Creek at high tide. In the foreground 'arish huts and enclosures made from palm fronds line Dubai Creek. People walk through the tide...