La Grande Odalisque, 1814
‘La Grande Odalisque’ by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1814 Chibouk pipe and incense box detail
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The Pied Piper of Peril, 1949
“The Pied Piper of Peril!”, Detective Comics #143 – 1949
Little Prince, 19th Century
‘Little Prince Posing with a Hookah’, India – Date Unknown (pre1900)
Kenka Kiseru, 1770
‘Dai nijūichi zu’ woodcut by Harunobu Suzuki in 1770 The print shows a woman using a ‘kenka kiseru’ or fighting pipe to beat a man who has been spying on her. The Japanese long pipes were often reinforced for use Read More …
Tree Shade, 1865
“One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.” Chinese Proverb ‘Scene around table with bonsai’, by Shimooka Renjo Japan 1865-1870
Marihuana Plaza, 1938
The Plaza in Vancouver doubling down on the propaganda films showing both ‘Marihuana’ and ‘Assassin of Youth’. Signs on theater read ‘Marijuana (Weed with Roots in Hell)’, ‘Reefer’, ‘Assassin of Youth’. Vancouver, Canada July 22, 1938
Lucknow Lounging, 1872
Lucknow Lounging: A reclining woman with hookah in Lucknow, India 1872
A Treatise on Hemp, 1808
Plate 4 – Scutching ‘A Treatise on Hemp’, book by Robert Wissett in 1808 “Of the various productions of nature, which are alike conducive to the comforts, to the opulence, to the security, and to the independent existence Read More …
Handmade Waterpipe, 1967
‘Woman customer holding a handmade, copper and glass marijuana water pipe at a shop’ in Los Angeles, California 1967
The Devil’s Weed, 1949
‘The Devil’s Weed’ movie poster. The movie originally titled ‘Wild Weed’ was made to capitalize on Lila Leeds 1948 marijuana arrest with Robert Mitchum and was released with many names including ‘She Shoulda Said No!‘. 1949