Thesiger Collection

View of a group of men and boys standing on the beach in the town of Ash Shihr. In the centre of the group a man and a boy are...

View of an open air market in the city of Sabya. In the foreground a camel is couched on the ground beside two boys sitting on wooden railings. Further beyond...

Group portrait of Arab men and boys assembled for a marriage dance in the Wadi Hali. Many of the participants are wearing garlands of herbs in their hair. On the...

View of stepped stone buildings in Sawda village. The buildings are square shaped with small windows and flat roofs.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

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.

Standing portrait of an Arab man at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'. The man is smoking a long pipe. In the background people stand next to...

Portrait of a number of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing companions relaxing on the deck of a sailboat (dhow) in the Abu Dhabi islands. Four men sit near the stern of the...

Steppe country near Bir Thamud well, lush with vegetation that has sprung up after recent rain. In the distance members of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party rest beside two large...

Portrait of a boy collecting coral on the shore in Manama on Bahrain Island. In the foreground a boy walks alongside a donkey pulling a two-wheeled cart through shallow water....

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in the Wadi Thu'ayt. In the central foreground a few of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides rest in the sand in the shade of...

Full length portrait of two Arab men in front of a rock wall in the city of Sawda. The man on the left is wearing a long straight dagger (jambiya...

Portrait of two Sahul Bedouin boys sitting in front of a tent at one of the Rumah wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

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

Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim, a leader in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well. Salim bin Tamtaim,...

Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking in the region above Wadi Kidyut, west of Sarif wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Portrait of two boys of the Manahil Bedouin at Fughmah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

At the well in Umm al Khashab. A boy sitting on the donkey. The donkey is also carrying two large pottery vessels used for fetching water.Due to the nature of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party in camp in the Wadi al 'Ayn. On the left Hamad, a Mahra retainer of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and one of Wilfred...

View of Bani Malik tribesmen walking between market booths at the Suq as Sabt [Saturday market] in the Bani Malik Mountains. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of Sultan bin Ahmad, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, posing next to a tumulus burial mound at Mudayy. Sultan bin Ahmad, a tribesman of the Sh'asha lineage...