A Native Potter

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Subject

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Sub Title

Native Life in India

Series

Wide, Wide, World

Country

India

Issue

No. 8893

Condition

Fair

Listing Title

India Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard A Native Potter Hookah Shisha Clay on Pole ART

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India Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard A Native Potter Hookah Shisha Clay on Pole ART LOTID198158
Vintage British Indian Art Artist Drawn Tuck's Oilette Old Post card, India, Ethnic Life. A Native Potter Hookah Shisha, Man, Worker. Pots.

The Native Potter is a familiar figure in the streets of Indian towns. He places the clay on a pole, which is sunk a couple of feet in the ground, and keeping this revolving on its axis with a continuous motion of his feet, he deftly moulds the whirling clay into the required shape. Omar Khayyam speaks of "stopping by the way, to watch a potter thumping his wet clay.".
Background Information: Hookah or Shisha is a often glass-based water pipe device for smoking. Originating in India, it has gained popularity, especially in the Arab World. A hookah operates by water filtration and indirect heat. It can be used for smoking herbal fruits.
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Wide Wide World Native Life in India
Series No: 8993

Order ID

04-04642-50752

Citation

Tuck's Post Card, “A Native Potter,” Wirtshafter Collection-Cannabis Museum-Athens, Ohio, accessed November 21, 2024, https://cannabismuseum.com/omeka/items/show/8140.

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