abc Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 hello everybody, its nice to meet you all here. i've got a question regarding this miniature (just a gift from friends) that is actually a matter of discussion in my lj its obvious that this persian lady is smoking ghalyan/nargile/hookah..whatever)) but what is she holding in her left hand?is it realy a hand fan? how it works and what for? does anybody know any details of persian(iranian) ghalyan tradition? not from wiki plz, i've just searched it out many thanks and best regards [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b265/marahari007/DSC_0009.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Well, they certainly aren't meant for smoking mu'assal, that's for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 thanks for reply) mu'assal is a flavoured tobacco mixture for women, isnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainUM Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 men can smoke it, too...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 say what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 [quote name='abc' timestamp='1305347206' post='509457'] hello everybody, its nice to meet you all here. i've got a question regarding this miniature (just a gift from friends) that is actually a matter of discussion in my lj its obvious that this persian lady is smoking ghalyan/nargile/hookah..whatever)) but what is she holding in her left hand?[u][b]is it realy a hand fan?[/b][/u] how it works and what for? does anybody know any details of persian(iranian) ghalyan tradition? not from wiki plz, i've just searched it out many thanks and best regards [/quote] Yes, it's a hand fan. How it works? You just flap it, like you'd use a magazine as a hand fan if it's too hot and humid, and I don't think it has anything to do with hookah, may be it was just too hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 [quote name='abc' timestamp='1305353740' post='509466'] thanks for reply) mu'assal is a flavoured tobacco mixture for women, isnt it? [/quote] Ok, before everyone over reacts we are running into a cultural thing. In some cultures the men smoke Tombac and the easier to smoke flavoured stuff is considered for the women. This is nothing to be offended by, merely a cultural thing. Thought i'd jump in now before this got to where i knew it was going. As for the fan, it looks like it is highly stylized just like the hookah. Probably not accurate depictions of actual items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 [quote name='mushrat' timestamp='1305469965' post='509549'] [quote name='abc' timestamp='1305353740' post='509466'] thanks for reply) mu'assal is a flavoured tobacco mixture for women, isnt it? [/quote] Ok, before everyone over reacts we are running into a cultural thing. In some cultures the men smoke Tombac and the easier to smoke flavoured stuff is considered for the women. This is nothing to be offended by, merely a cultural thing. Thought i'd jump in now before this got to where i knew it was going. As for the fan, it looks like it is highly stylized just like the hookah. Probably not accurate depictions of actual items. [/quote] Exactly! Even here, the flavoured tobacco is used mostly by people of my age. The older folks still smoke tombac. As for the fan, we have very similar designs here, but in plastic these days....a few years ago they were easily available in wood and jute work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antouwan Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 i'm not too terribly sure, but my cousin used to date a persian guy, and he would say that his grandmother would smoke ghaylan as if it were some spiritual experience or something...we never talked about it in detail because i was a lot younger then and was kinda weirded out by that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moettti Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 hi abc, it is definately a hand fan. This is what iranian hand fans (badbezan) look like: http://figandquince.com/2013/07/19/bod-bezan/ Maybe used to keep the coals hot and glowing. cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Its a badbezan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 a necro, but a good necro. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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