Thesiger's party in the Empty Quarter Type:stretched canvas

Thesiger's party in the Empty Quarter Type:stretched canvasView of members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party descending a sand dune in the desert of 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.

He is holding a length of rope in both hands

holding muskets

In the background low sand dunes and trees sit in the far distance

This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's week and a half long sailing trip around the Abu Dhabi Islands with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan

View of the town of Ras Al Khaimah

gathered around a dead wild boar

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party

Four of Sheikh Zayed's falconers

holding spears and rifles

In the right foreground four men stand on a small dhow (sailboat) moored in Dubai Creek

In the foreground an oarsman rows a covered abra

with people processing from its entrance in the foreground