Water Pipe Yak, 1775

Base for a Water Pipe (huqqa) made from a Yak’s Horn with decorative iron & brass mounts.    Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan (modern day Pakistan) made between 1775-1800    

Sweet Idleness, 1908

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

Cafe in Constantinople, 1847

‘Café in Constantinople’ by Alexandre Bida 1847   “This precise and carefully finished work reflects an unusual technique. Building up the entire area with ink and graphite over white chalk, Bida used a stylus to scratch a comprehensive network of Read More …

L ‘odalisque, 1871

‘L ‘odalisque’ by  Jean Baptiste Camille Corot 1871/1873  

A Sailor Made Man, 1921

Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis smoking from a waterpipe in the silent comedy ‘A Sailor-Made Man’ 1921    

After the Bath, 19th Century

‘After the Bath’ by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)  19th century      

Dervish Smoke Out, 1901

A group of Dervish gather at smoke out by Antoin Sevruguin. Tehran, Iran 1901    

Turkish Women, 1893

‘Türkische Frauen’ (Turkish Women) by Ferdinand Max Bredt 1893