Arab Warrior Smoking a Narguile, 1863

‘Arab warrior smoking a narguile’  (Guerrero árabe fumando un narguile) by Mariano Fortuny 1863  

The Bedouin Cameleer’s Kief, 1922

A Rest Among the Sand-Dunes south of El Wad, Algeria The Bedouin cameleer must have his tea and a pipe of kief, the desert man’s opiate. This Arab carries with him enough food and equipment for 90 days of desert Read More …

Local Hashish Eaters, 1895

“There are but few peole in this State who know that “hashish” the opium of Arabia, is raised, prepared, smoked and eaten in California”   Local Hashish Eaters In this early 1895 article from San Francisco, we find evidence of Read More …