Hookah

NameHookah base

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeIran, Middle East, Asia

MediumMetal (brass with some overlay and silver)

Dimensions6 5/16 × 3 15/16 × 3 15/16 in. (16 × 10 × 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Zahra Farmanfarmaian, A.2019.4.41

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2019.4.41

ProvenanceDonor acquired this collection from her mother who collected circa 1970s in Iran or otherwise acquired as family heirloom.

DescriptionThis teardrop shaped, copper colored hookah features two areas with scenes: the uppermost shows two men smoking a hookah; a man playing a lute; a woman dancing, and man playing a drum; a man listening to advice/tale from an elder; a man carrying an axe. Dividing the scenes are animals and botanical elements. The second area shows men on horseback accompanied by dogs hunting deer with sword and a lion with bow and arrow. All the figures are in high relief with etched details. A center silver band shows texts and stylized floweres.