Grape Seller, 1920

‘Grape seller with Kif smokers’ postcard, Tétouan, Morocco 1920    

Card Game, 1650

‘Card Game’ by Dingeman van der Hagen  1650    

Spark of Nature’s Fire, 1944

“Give me a spark o’ Nature’s fire, That’s a’ the learning I desire.” – by Robert Burns from ‘Epistle To J. Lapraik’ (An Old Scottish Bard) 1785     Woman smokes from a water pipe, photographed by John Gutmann –  India Read More …

After the Bath, 19th Century

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

Kago Bearers Light Up, 1860

Kago Bearers light up kiseru pipes on a break from carrying a woman traveling in a Kago or hanging chair.  Hand Colored Albumen Photograph,  Japan  1860  

Greek Party Girls, 1910

Three nude women smoke a waterpipe while dancing and playing music, Greek postcard, around 1910