Turkish family with Sheikh, 1870
‘Turkish family with Sheikh‘ smoke a waterpipe, Albumen print by the Abdullah Brothers in Istanbul, Turkey 1870
Tag: ottoman
Reclining Woman with Waterpipe, 1891
Reclining woman with waterpipe photographed by Sébah & Joaillier in Constantinople, Turkey 1891
Crimean Smoke Break, 1855
British officers relax while smoking chibouk (Ottoman) smoking pipes during the Crimean War. Crimea, 1855-1856
Odalisque and Slave, 1842
‘Odalisque and Slave’ Painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1842
Tunisian Pilgrim, 1878
‘Tunisian Pilgrim’ engraving by Alois Schönn in 1878
Dervish Smoking a Pipe, 1895
‘Dervish smoking a pipe’ by Antoin Sevruguin. Iran 1895-1900
Fumeur de pipe orientale, 1860’s
‘Fumeur de pipe orientale’ by Leroy Alphonse-Alexandre (1820-1902)
Bedouin Women Smoking a Chibouk Pipe, 1900
Bedouin Women Smoking a Chibouk Pipe. Jordan, early 1900’s
Fable of the Keyhole, 1870
Ancient Fable: Three men, one under the influence of alcohol, another steeped in opium, a third intoxicated by marihuana, arrived one night at the closed gates of a Persian city. “Let us break down the gates!” roared the drunkard. “Nay,” Read More …
Moth Smoke Lingers, 1888
“The poets say some moths will do anything out of love for a flame… The moth takes off again, and we both step back, because he’s circling at eye level now and seems to have lost rudder control, smacking into Read More …