Thesiger Collection

View of a cantilever bridge over a river flowing down the Kamdesh valley.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a door with carved wooden decoration, flanked by two displays of markhor (Capra falconeri, a type of wild goat) horns.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Portrait of a man, a farmer, smiling.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's tarada (sheikh's canoe), in which there are six people, four of whom are standing holding poling sticks.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, holding a rifle in his right hand.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of a bridge over a river in the Rich Gol valley, being crossed by a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, with a snow-capped mountain in the distance.Due to...

Portrait of a man, sitting, holding a rifle.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

Portrait of a woman, sitting, wearing heavy metal jewellery on her arms, with a man sitting behind her.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Portrait of a boy standing on the prow of a canoe, poling it forward.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Close up portrait of a thoroughbred Omani camel in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan stands facing...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in country north of Al Ain/Buraimi oasis in the area between Ramlat Unayq and Jabal Sumeini. An Arab guide in...

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, Salim bin Kabina, 'Amair bin 'Omar, and Salim bin Ghabaisha, riding camels in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq, near the...

View of a group of women sitting in front of the stone building at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. The women have large baskets with them. Most of...

Portrait of a crowd of men at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. A large stone buildings is visible in the background behind the crowd.Due to the nature of...

View of a man at the watchtower at Al Maqta, a stretch of water that separates Abu Dhabi Island from the mainland. Water fills the foreground, surrounding a round watchtower...

View of a crowd of people at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. A house stands on the left, a square block with small windows. One half is two...

Group portrait of Arab children in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Standing half length profile portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, in Ras Al Khaimah Emirate. Salim bin Ghabaisha, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage...

View of one of the dhows (sailboats) on which Wilfred Thesiger sailed through the Abu Dhabi islands with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his retainers. A dhow sails...

View of square multi-storeyed buildings clustered close together in the city of Abha. Some of the buildings are topped with adobe and parallel lines of raqf (slate) tiles. In the...