One of Thesiger's party Frame:black

One of Thesiger's party Frame:blackView of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, standing on the crest of a dune in the Awarik sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). 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.

In the far distance a line of low dunes rises just above the rocky plain

while in the far distance a low rocky outcrop runs along the horizon

accompanied by people

He wears a khanjar (dagger) with a cartridge belt and suspenders over his thobe (long shirt)

into which a tuft of feathers has been stuffed into its barrel

View from behind of a boy standing in the bow of a mashuf (canoe)

and beaded and metal jewellery around his neck and arms

rising up to the great finial

Portrait of two men

drawing water at Manwakh well

Profile portrait of Wilfred Thesiger's camel

View of a street or alley in the suk (market) in Dubai