Mango-shaped Indian Hookah

Small Portable Bronze Mango-shaped Hookah

This small but relatively heavy portable hookah is cast in the shape of a mango. It was designed to be portable – for a lady to hold in the palm of her hand. It has an excellent brown patina, and is a solid, pleasing piece.

A hookah of similar form is in Copenhagen’s David Collection (inventory no. 12/1991).

A hookah of similar form is in Folsach, K., von, Art from the World of Islam: in the David Collection, 2001, p. 333. The same piece appears in Zebrowski, M., Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, Alexandria Press, 1997, p. 241.