Smoking Pipe

 

The first smoking pipes were found in Egypt and dated back to 2000 BC. found inside tombs, primarily alongside mummies. so the mummified person could enjoy a smoke in the afterlife.

                                                     Tobaco first smoked by Red Indians 

                                                                           Peace Pipe

                                            Ancient Egypt To Peace Pipe To Smoking Pipe 

When tobacco was imported from America during the 16^th-century, Europeans began to smoke it using clay pipes as mentioned above. The clay was known as ‘Koalin’ or ‘China Clay’ after where the clay was dug from

Hookah 

The hookah pipe popular in the mid east.The hookah or waterpipe was invented by Abu'l-Fath Gilani, a Persian physician of Akbar, in the Indian city of Fatehpur .Hookah became as a way for noblemen to show their high social status. In the 17th century, Hookah became a part of Persian culture where strong, dark leaf tobacco called Ajami was used.

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