The Pipe Was Never Just for Peace: The Lakota Čhaŋnúŋpa
The Pipe Was Never Just for Peace The Lakota Čhaŋnúŋpa, Pipestone & the Sacred Smoking Traditions of the Great Plains
Smoking History
Explore the history of smoking through antique pipes, hookahs, tobacco artifacts, museum objects, cultural traditions, craftsmanship, and the people who used them. History of Smoke documents smoking culture across centuries and civilizations through original research and objects from the museum collection.
The Miniature Enamel Pipe of Qajar Persia
Traditionally identified as a Persian woman’s dokha pipe, this five-inch copper-and-enamel artifact reveals the private rituals, decorative arts, gender history, and political importance of tobacco in Qajar Iran.
How a Late Qing Chinese Brass Water Pipe Worked
Tobacco, Technology, and Social Life in Nineteenth-Century China Often mislabeled as an opium pipe, this compact brass vessel was an
The Chinese Bamboo Water Pipe: Craftsmanship and a World War II Journey
Discover the construction and history of a Chinese bamboo water pipe reportedly brought home from China by an American World War II veteran.
The Indian Hookah: Craftsmanship and Symbolism in a 19th-Century Silvered-Copper Huqqa
Discover the craftsmanship and cultural history behind an elaborate 19th-century Indian huqqa decorated with peacocks, flowering vines, chains, and hand-worked metal relief.