Bedouin Collection

Veiled Egyptian Woman - Cairo. Date: circa 1910s

The Sahara Desert, North west Africa - two camels stride across the sand, accompanied by their Bedouin owner. Date: circa 1915

A hand-painted sign showing the time it would take to reach Timbuktu in Mali (52 days) if one were to set off across the Sahara Desert on a camel

Sheik Ajil al-Yawer of Shammar, head of a large Bedouin Arab tribe in Iraq. Date: circa 1920

Bedouins and camels in the desert, Egypt
A group of bedouins and their camels in the desert, Egypt. Date: early 20th century

Iraq threat to Kuwait, 1961
Page from The Illustrated London News, 8 July 1961 reporting on the tensions in Kuwait after the Iraqi leader General Kassem had claimed Kuwait should be part of Iraq

Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent, Syria
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent in the Syrian desert in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

Syrian bedhouin shepherd boy holds a small lamb in his arms
A young Syrian bedhouin shepherd boy holds a small lamb in his arms. He looks driectly at the camera and the picture is lit by soft early morning light

Bedouin women and children, Egypt or Holy Land
Group of Bedouin women and children, Egypt or Holy Land, c.1880 s

Bedouin tribesmen in Egyptian desert, WW1
Bedouin tribesmen riding camels in the Egyptian desert, 21 November 1914, in the early stages of the First World War. It was men like these who fought with Lawrence of Arabia. 1914

A Bedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkey
Bedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkey to take a rest. He is surrounded by sheep Date: 2005

A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock, Syria
A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock of sheep in a long line across the empty wastes of the Syrian desert in Syria Date: 2005

Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert, one plays a rababah
Two Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert. Both sit on a carpet. One of them plays a rababah, or rebab, a goat skin string instrument Date: circa 1995

Portrait of middle aged Syrian Bedouin woman with tattoos
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

Arab man on grey Arabian horse
A young Arab man sits in the saddle of his grey Arabian horse, Petra, Jordan. The man wears a keffiyeh, or kufiya headdress Date: circa 1985

Bedouins, Iskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey (Alexandretta). Date: circa 1910s

Bedouins pre-1900

Bedouin Man - Palestine. Date: circa 1920s

The Bedouins
This sketch portrays a Bedouin woman with her child, she is sat with her chin resting on her hand in a tone of boredom, they originate historically from a nomadic Arab tribe. Date: circa 1923

Sinai - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine

1880s Egypt - Bedouin woman and children

c. 1890 North Africa Egypt - Bedouin man by JP Sebah
c.1890 North Africa Egypt - Bedouin man by JP Sebah

c, 1900 Holy Land Palestine Israel - Bedouin musician

Bedouin chief east of the River Jordan, Palestine Holy Land
Vintage early 20th century photograph - Bedouin chief from east of the River Jordan, Palestine Holy Land

Historical views of Arabia. Arab performer with goat balancing on blocks 64, view of the Greek convent at Mount Sinai 65, and Muslim pilgrims on the Hajj at Mecca 66

Victorian scrap, Bedouin Arab. circa 1890

Woman from Cairo - Veiled Date: circa 1908

Muslim men and women, Dervish, astrologer, and Bedouin girl
Muslim man on the Hajji to Mecca 1, Muslim woman 2, Muslim man in travel clothes 3, ordinary Muslim 4, Dervish saint 5, astrologer or Tagessa 6, muleteer 7, barber or Kagiem 8

Sword dance by Bedouin Arabs near the valley
Sword dance by nomadic Bedouin Arabs near the valley of the kings in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Two women dance a traditional sword dance to musical accompaniment from a recorder

Costumes of the Berbers, North Africa, early 19th century, including woman in traditional hayek shawl. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Bedouin arab sheiks of Egypt, 1820s, one on horseback. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Bedouin arabs of Egypt, 1820s, with basket, stick, and mother carrying a baby on her back. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Bedouin women making butter in a goatskin, Arabia. Date: 1922

Egyptian man from Cairo wearing traditional clothing. Date: 1902

BEDOUIN TENT, PALESTINE
two men sit comforatbly round the fire waiting for the food to cook. Date: 1913

Bedouin woman in a red cloak Date: 19th century

Algeria - A Nomadic Woman with extensive jewellery. Date: circa 1908

Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1909

Portrait of mature Bedhouin Syrian woman with facial tattoos. She wears a a pointed woollen hat Date: 2005

Father and son in Bedouin tent, Syria
A Bedhouin man sits with his young son on a carpet inside their tent. They wear traditional Arab clothes and the man pokes the fire

Arab man grooms Arabian horse
An Arab man grooms a dappled grey Arabian horse, Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Arabian horse
A handsome chestnut Arabian horse with colourful bridle, Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Horse race, Jordan - 7
Raising dust as Arab horses and men participate in a horse race in the Jordanian desert, near Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

White arab horse
Rider on white arab horse near Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Horse race, Jordan - 6
Raising dust as Arab horses and men participate in a horse race in the Jordanian desert, near Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Horse race, Jordan - 4
Raising dust as Arab horses and men participate in a horse race in the Jordanian desert, near Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Horse race, Jordan - 5
Raising dust as Arab horses and men participate in a horse race in the Jordanian desert, near Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Horse race, Jordan - 1
Raising dust as Arab horses and men participate in a horse race in the Jordanian desert, near Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

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