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Water pipe (shisha)

Unknown2009

Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

The water pipe consists of five basic parts: a glass bottle, in this case painted, which contains the water; the neck; the tobacco bowl where the tobacco and coal are placed; the hose, whose shape has remained unchanged to this day, but which is now mostly made from plastic; and finally the wooden mouthpiece with an easily replaced plastic end piece for the individual smokers. Also required for operation is a pair of tongs, not included here, which is used to place the glowing coal on the tobacco.

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  • Title: Water pipe (shisha)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: 2009
  • Location: Berlin, Germany, made in: Egypt
  • Physical Dimensions: w14 x h56 cm
  • Type: Object
  • Medium: various materials
  • Inv.-No.: N (9 E) 35/2010
  • ISIL-No.: DE-MUS-018719
  • External Link: Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
  • Copyright: Text: © Koehler & Amelang Verlag in der Seemann Henschel GmbH & Co. KG / Museum Euopäischer Kulturen, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / und die Autoren Photo: © Museum Euopäischer Kulturen, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Ute Franz-Scarciglia
Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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