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Hookhi (Smoking pipe)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

A smoking pipe smaller in size than a hookah is known as hookhi. It is smoked only by elderly women in Haryana. This hookhi was smoked by a woman twice a day, after every meal, while sitting on patadi (floor seat).

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  • Title: Hookhi (Smoking pipe)
  • Location: Pai, Kaithal, Haryana
  • Type: Vastu (Object)
  • Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
  • Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
  • Medium: Earth (Terracotta), Metal (Brass & Copper), Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Turning
  • Region: Nardak
  • Metal Craft Technique: Casting, Bending, Fittings, Welding
  • Earth Craft Technique: Firing
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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