DepartmentAsia
Qalyan-e (water pipe) base
NameWater pipe base
CulturePersian
Date1976
Place madeGilan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
MediumGourd
Dimensions18 1/8 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (46 × 14 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert and Luba Staller, A.2016.99.1
Object numberA.2016.99.1
DescriptionWater pipe decorated with geometric designs. The base has been carved into a lobed form with 12 protrusions on it. There is slight bulge above the base before the pipe tapers into a long neck. Dark and light brown in color.
Artist Not Recorded
First half 20th C.
Early 20th century
ca 1960