Sweet Idleness, 1908

‘Dolce far niente’ / Sweet Idleness, postcard of a Baluba Man smoking from a water pipe.  Belgian Congo, Africa  around 1908          

Sangha Horn Waterpipe, 1900’s

‘Sangha man smoking from a waterpipe made from a horn known to be used for smoking cannabis’ postcard,  Brazzaville, Congo early 1900’s      

A Head Scratcher, 1904

A Head Scratcher I have witnessed all kinds of tray’s to break up ones cannabis on, small hand held ones you could cup in your palm, large tv dinner type trays, fine crystal antique pieces intended for sweets or even Read More …

A Pygmy women smoking bhang, 1982

“A Pygmy women smoking bhang. The pipe is so long that she had her kid light the bowl with a coal from the fire.”  Epulu Pygmy village, Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Congo 1982