DepartmentTextiles-Middle East
Hookah
NameHookha base
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Place madeIran, Middle East, Asia
MediumMetal (brass? bronze?)
Dimensions8 × 3 3/4 in. (20.3 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Zahra Farmanfarmaian, A.2019.4.39
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2019.4.39
ProvenanceDonor acquired this collection from her mother who collected circa 1970s in Iran or otherwise acquired as family heirloom.
DescriptionThis bronze colored hookah's center of vertical stripes have a copper colored inlay. It has scallops, as well as striated and floral engravings near its opening.
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
20th century
20th century
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1900
ca. 1910
1920s
