Caption

Pipe for smoking hashish, Islamic art, Arabic culture; stimulants, narcotics, smoking accessory. The stem is slightly curved, thin, ending with a flattened amber, mouthpiece. A short silver pipe used for smoking hashish — a hallucinogenic drug produced from cannabis flowers. A lump of compressed substance was placed in the recess at the end of the pipe. The mouthpiece is amber, and the main part is decorated using the filigree technique — ornaments formed from thin wires joined into intricate patterns. 1st half of the 20th century, Yemen; pipe; height 12.5 cm, width 1.7 cm., A curved metallic object with decorative filigree and floral motifs attached to a spherical cage-like element at one end, and a tapered amber-colored handle at the other; visible colors include silver tones on the metal and warm amber on the handle, set against a light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_151

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Rights managed

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35.7Mb (348.8Kb) / 6.9in x 20.0in / 2082 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pipe smoking hashish Islamic art Arabic culture stimulants narcotics smoking accessory stem slightly curved thin ending flattened amber mouthpiece short silver pipe hallucinogenic drug produced cannabis flowers lump compressed substance was placed recess pipe amber main part decorated using filigree technique ornaments formed thin wires joined intricate patterns 1st half 20th century Yemen height 12.5 cm width 1.7 cm curved metallic object decorative filigree floral motifs attached spherical cage- element tapered amber-colored handle visible colors include silver tones metal warm amber handle set light gray background.