water pipe; ceramic base (a), unglazed; incised lines; stems (b) (mouthpiece, curved and 'chilam' stem) of bamboo connected by the wad of cloth wrapped around them - this placed in the mouth of (a); chilam (c): glazed ceramic with incised lines with metal tongs (d) tied to it by orange cloth a) height 24.5 cm x depth 11.5 cm; b) height 58 cm c) diameter 6.5 cm
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Srinagar, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
Verbatim coll. place:
India; Kashmir; Srinagar
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
July 12, 1969
Materials:
Bamboo (material), Ceramic (material) (glazed and unglazed), Cloth, and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
Hookas - water pipes - in general are used for a smoking mixture of 'Thambaku' - tobacco, paste, molasses, and aromatics - although they are of course used for forms of cannabis (ganja) as well. the paste is placed in the chilam, kept ignited by piece of charcoal resting on a stone or clay disc; the smoke, being drawn through the water-filled base, is thereby cooled