Odalisque and Slave, 1842
‘Odalisque and Slave’ Painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1842
Tag: waterpipe
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 …
Bravo Hashish, 13th Century
By God, bravo, hashish! It stirs deep meanings. Do not pay attention to those who blame it. Refrain from the daughter of the vines And do not be stingy with it. Eat it dry always and live! By God, bravo, Read More …
Happy 420, 1885
4:19 4:20 Happy 420 everyone! Photographs – Girls pose in Turkish studio, Istanbul 1885
Bangladeshi Coconut Waterpipe’s, 1860
‘Group of Bangladeshi hookah makers, demonstrating various stages in the manufacture of waterpipes from Coconut Shells’. Eastern Bengal, India 1860
Yearly Collection of Narcotics, 1925
“The yearly collection of narcotics seized by the Narcotic Bureau of the New York Police Department during the year 1924. These 1516 parcels representing 2732 arrests are valued at $2,500,000. The individuals shown are Police Commissioner Richard K. Wright and Read More …
Tangiers Dancer, 1913
Musicians play and smoke while woman dances, hand colored Postcard from Tangier, Morocco 1913
King Comics, 1939
King Comics #42, October 1939
Turkish Hookah Lesson’s, 1963
“Turkish visitors describe smoker’s pipe for Mrs. Tinkler (right) and her daughter, during a visit at the Tinkler home. The young women from Turkey are visiting the United States under the Experiment in International Living program” Denver, Colorado August Read More …
Angola Hemp Pipe, 1900
‘Hemp Pipe’ “Cow’s horn with opening at tip closed at base; hole bond is concave surface of horn for insertion of a short cane tube on which fits a well made pottery bowl with flaring mouth. This is the simplest Read More …