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Description: | Hookah made up of a water-vessel, a metal stand, pottery bowl and two wood and ivory stems. A water vessel, or hookah base, made of a coconut decorated with silver mounts. The silver is engraved with decoration in horizontal bands of geometric and floral motifs. A brass stand in the form of a round trivet with a parrot motif on each foot. A terracotta bowl for a hookah, a horizontal line near the rim. Two wooden stems with bone inlay decoration in teardrop shapes.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn15343
caption: General view of label of Horniman Museum object no nn15343 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | clay nut (plant material) wood coconut water pipes silver bone narghiles ivory copper alloy Health and Healing | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-131686 | Go to resource |
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