Hookah | Smoking pipe

Details

Category: Vastu
Location: Damdama, Gurugram, Haryana
Cultural region: Mewat
Materials: Earth (Terracotta, Copper), Metal (Brass), Wood
Metal craft technique: Bending, Casting, Fittings, Welding
Earth craft technique: Firing
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

This hookah was a unique example having the longest neh which was more than a metre in length. It was bought from Uttar Pradesh for the head of the family. A custom-made stand with wheels was fixed to the base of the hookah to move it around easily while smoking in larger groups.

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