Thesiger's party in the Empty Quarter Alfred Maudslay

Thesiger's party in the Empty Quarter Alfred MaudslayView of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting on the Aradh escarpment 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.

On the right two 'arish huts

View of a large crowd of traders and buyers at the open air market in the city of Abha

View of buffaloes in the water

View of four Arab men

The ocean surrounding the j

The boy on the left wears a khanjar (dagger) on a belt over his thobe (long shirt) and a headscarf (ghutra)

View of round houses

View of the main public square

each holding a rifle in their right hand

They are constructed from plant material

and holding his upper body to the mast with a length of rope around his shoulders

Warad rests beside in the sand at her shoulder