Thesiger Collection

Seated group portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in Al Khatam sands near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit). Three men and a young boy sit close together...

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in camp in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the foreground a hooded peregrine falcon perches on a carved...

Group portrait of men lined up to dance in a circumcision ceremony in An Namas. Men stand in a circle around a group of four drummers. A crowd of spectators...

View of the Shindagha district from Dubai Creek. In the foreground a small boat and a large, heavily loaded dhow (sailboat) are beached in the sand. Nearby piles of coral,...

The market at Abha with Al Shada Palace in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon and saluki, 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 the water-front at Sharjah, with a boy standing in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a party of people including Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger [father of Wilfred Patrick Thesiger], recently appointed as Consul-General at Addis Ababa, with his wife and other British Legation staff...

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 Museum.

View of the new British Legation building (constructed 1910-11) in Addis Ababa, where Wilfred Thesiger grew up, now the British Embassy.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Group portrait of four men, a hunting party, standing, holding spears and headrests.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party leading several laden camels across the Muqta to Abu Dhabi island.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of the monolithic rock-hewn church of Gabriel at Lalibela, with people processing from its entrance in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Dhafara sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali).Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha and Thesiger. Thesiger has a dagger in his belt, and Salim bin Ghabaisha is holding a rifle.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, sitting on the ground, holding the rifle given to him by Thesiger.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of boats moored in the creek in Dubai.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

Group portrait of men, standing, holding spears and rifles, gathered around a dead wild boar.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of tall houses behind the city wall at Shibam in the Hadhramaut, with a line of camels in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of a balam (flat-bottomed boat) under sail on the River Euphrates, carrying a cargo of reed mats.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...