Thesiger Collection

Standing full length portrait of Wilfred Thesiger's companions with his camel on a dune in Liwa oasis. One of Wilfred Thesiger's Rashid Bedouin companions stands on a dune with his...

View of a tower house at a village in the region between the Tamniyah mountains and Al 'Abis village. In the near distance a cluster of tall square buildigns with...

View of tumuli at Mudayy. In the left foreground a tumulus burial mound comprised of a pile of stones lies on a high hill. Further beyond two more tumuli are...

View of a large building in the city of Shibam. Railings and spires run along the roof edges. The building's windows are filled with carved wooden window screens and painted...

Standing full length portrait of Wilfred Thesiger and his camel taken during his party's journey from the As Saruq sands to Abu Dhabi. Wilfred Thesiger stands in a large expanse...

A boy standing next to a camel at Mughshin Oasis. Ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees grow in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling from the Khawr bin 'Atarit well in the Ghanim Sands to the Ramlat al Ghafah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling across low, rolling dunes in the region between Khaur Sabkha well and Khaba well in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin...

Portrait of Salim bin Kalut (also known as Salah bin Kalut), a sheikh of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, taken near Habarut [Habrut] wells.Due to the nature of...

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

View of water sellers unloading imported water from a dhow (sailboat) at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground boys and men stand in the tide beside a dhow,...

View of a herd of goats running across a flood plain at the city of Shibam. On the right a large group of camels rest in the shade of tall...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party making camp in the Wadi al 'Ayn during their journey towards the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat. In the near central distance three of Wilfred Thesiger's...

Portrait of Muhammad al Auf, a tribesman of the Bayt Mbarik lineage of Rashid Bedouin, sitting on the ground during the party's journey from Shisr well to Mughshin Oasis.Due to...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding past ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees in the western end of the Wadi Mughshin. Due to the nature of these images,...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing on a village road in the Bani Malik Mountains. In the background two short round towers sit behind trees on...

View of people of the Bani Malik tribe resting in the shade cast by trees at the Suq as Sabt [Saturday market] in the Bani Malik Mountains. A high mountains...

A group of children at the market in the city of Seiyun.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Portrait of a boy at the village of Ash Shuqaiq.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

Half length portrait of Bil Ghaith, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides, in Jizan. Bil Ghaith, a teenaged boy from the Harb Bedouin tribe of the Wadi al Ahsabah, accompanied...