Man with pipe and seated nude, 1969

‘Man with pipe and seated nude’ by Pablo Picasso 1969    

The Syrian Horse, 1851

Turkish figures smoking a pipe standing beside a horse’ sketch by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873)     The Syrian Horse In 1851, a western author traveling through the middle east witnessed a peculiar surgery performed on a horse.  While Read More …

Hemp Wick Lighter, 1658

‘Still Life with a Glass of Beer, a Pipe, Tobacco and Other Requisites of Smoking’  (including hemp wick lighter) by Jan Jansz. van de Velde in 1658  

Wild Man and Woman Hemp Textile, 1440

‘Wild man and woman in a garden’,   Hemp textile with silk and wool thread.  Basel (Rhine valley), France c.1440      

African Cobbed Cannabis, 1890

“Hemp for smoking “diamba” Wrapped in leaves of banana. Smoke small leaves around the seed.” Angola, Africa July 25, 1890     Cobbed cannabis is a ancient technique originating from Africa to cure marijuana.  After chopping the harvest and briefly Read More …

The Hashish Smokers, 1887

The Hashish Smokers   In his pursuit to capture the light, Italian painter Gaetano Previati (1852-1920) would turn to an unlikely source of knowledge to illuminate his canvas…  The Hashischins! Check out my new article on marijuana.com for the full Read More …

The Smokers of Hashish, 1934

‘The Smokers of Hashish’ by Norman Berrow, 1934 “When young Bill Hamilton decides to spend some time in exotic Tangier, he tells his mother he’s mainly looking for romance and adventure. But when he gets there, he finds much more Read More …

Odalisque and Slave, 1842

‘Odalisque and Slave’ Painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1842    

Woodworkers Hookah, 1870

‘A lacquer worker and turner finishing a hookah’, India 1870 “The object to be lacquered is turned from hard wood, usually shisham [Dalbergia]or box. After being smoothed and cleaned it is again fixed in the turners’ frame (a kind of Read More …

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