Thesiger Collection

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis. Three members...

Portrait of a Bedouin man, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the lower Wadi 'Aydim.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Half-length portrait of a young tribesman of the Rashid Bedouin taken at the encampment of Muhammad, a sheikh of the Rashid Bedouin, near Bir al Tawil in the Ramlat ar...

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

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...

Close up profile portrait, taken in the sands near Al Ain, of a thoroughbred female batina camel Wilfred Thesiger owned in 1950. The camel faces towards the left (only its...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in Al 'Aradh in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). In the foreground camels stand in the sand alongside the party's equipment. In...

Portrait of a boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin at Habarut [Habrut] wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding in the Wadi Andhur.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

View of trees growing amongst sand dunes in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Full length sanding portrait of an Arab man in the Al Ain / Buraimi oasis. An Arab man stands facing forward in front of a low [ghaf?] tree, holding a...

The market at Umm Al Khashab. In the foreground men with a camel.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a boy standing with a donkey at the edge of a rice paddy the Wadi Tayyah near Makha'il village.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Full-length portrait of a tribesman of the Rashid Bedouin in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. The man, wearing a thobe (robe), cartridge belt and headscarf, stands facing forward with his...

View of a street in the village of Marat in the Al Washm region. The street is lined on both sides with single storey buildings that have high walls and...

Mahra Bedouin filling water skins at the Sarif wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of Khawlan Bedouin at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa. A donkey is standing in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Half length portrait of Musallim bin Anauf holding a water skin in the region between Hanun well and the north slopes of Jabal Qara. Musallim bin Anauf, the fifteen year...

Standing three-quarter length portrait of Mahalhal bin 'Ati, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides, in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Mahalhal bin 'Ati, a tribesman of the Al Khamis lineage of...

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands, near Al Ain. A man sits on a mound of sand. His hands rest together on his...