A Hindu Nautch, pre1910
‘A Hindu Nautch’ Postcard. Two Nautch women smoking hookah. Calcutta, India pre1910 A hand painted version this time labeled ‘A Hindu Lady’
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Hindu Smoking a Pipe, 1914
‘Hindu smoking a pipe’ (Hindou fumant a la pipe), WW1 postcard. Marseille, France 1914
Up
Lieutenant F. W. Holmes photograph of the Indian rope trick in May, 1917. Up From an ancient trick marveled for centuries to be ‘the world’s greatest illusion’, comes a tale so high it could only have come from hemp! Read More …
Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me
Daruma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, his arms are raised above his head and he is holding a fly whisk used during meditation. He is either yelling or laughing. Copper Kozuka by Toshiyuki 1800’s Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Read More …
European War Kif Break, 1914
‘Indian troops enjoy a pipe of kif during the European War’, World War One postcard 1914
Fakirs Preparing Bhang and Ganja, 1750
‘Miniature Painting of Fakirs Preparing and Partaking in Bhang and Ganja’. India c.1750
What Bonds Us, 550
“the use of the hemp plaster may have been for more than just preservation purposes. As the hemp plaster has the ability to store heat, is fire-resistant and absorbs about 90 percent of airborne sound, a peaceful living environment for Read More …
The Source of Happiness, 1700BC
The Source of Happiness The Vadas (sanskrit for knowledge) is among mankind’s oldest writings to survive antiquity. Here in this early writing we find gods, demons, the origin of the world and oh ya, Cannabis… Lets start by going Read More …