Hukkah

The upper half of the coconut shell base of the hukkah which contains water is embellished with ornately filigreed and repoused silver plaques. On the colourfully lac-turned wooden pipe too silver discs are attached. The actual pipe is missing but a silver chain to be loosely attached to the base and the pipe is in place. The hukkah is placed on a brass stand which appears to be a later addition. The hukkah bowl in which burning coal is placed to ignite tobacco is missing.
On account of its non-porous fabric, hardness, ideal shape for the purpose and easy and inexpensive availability, the coconut shell has become one of the most popular materials for a hukkah base.