Hookah | Smoking pipe

Details

Category: Vastu
Location: Badhra, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana
Cultural region: Ahirwal
Materials: Metal (Brass, Copper), Wood
Metal craft technique: Beating, Bending, Cladding, Fittings, Welding
Wood craft technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

This example was documented in a shop in Badhra where hookah were being made and sold. It was made from rohida wood and waiting to be polished before selling. Tongs to pick the coal were hung around the chillum.

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