The German Father Ignaz Pfefferkorn, who worked as a Jesuit missionary in
Sonora in the mid-18th century, had this to say ["Sonora: A Description of
the Province," Tucson, The University of Arizona Press, 1989, p. 178]:
"Snuff-taking is not so common in New Spain as is smoking. The Spaniards
smoke so immoderately that some, when they awaken during the night,
immediately have the desire to smoke. Men and women of all kinds and
classes, even children of 10 and 12 years, smoke tobacco. They do not use
pipes for this but a piece of paper an inch wide and a finger long which is
filled with crumpled tobacco and rolled up. Such American pipes are often
called 'cigarros.' In like manner, Spaniards use whole tobacco leaves,
rolled up without paper. These are called 'puros.' In towns and villages
both kinds are sold by the shopkeepers. Everyone aways carried with him the
makings for a smoke, namely, cut tobacco, or finished cigarros, flint and
steel, and instead of a tinder a wick made of cotton bound with twine. The
wick catches fire easily.
"The rabble carry their tobacco, cigarros and puros, in paper or tin
boxes. The richer people have boxes which are delicately decorated with
gold and silver, sometimes set with brilliants. Some women carry these
boxes fastened to their dresses in the same way that gold watches are
carried in Germany. If one visits among the gentle-folk he is first served
chocolate, then is offered a tray of cigarros which is accompanied always by
a little dish of coals for lighting them. The little dish is often made of
silver. It is a special honor if a woman lights a cigarro with her own
hand, touches the end of it to her lips, and takes the first puff, and
thereafter hands it to a guest. It was considered impolite if one refused
this honor."
Bunny Fontana
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From: "Elizabeth Newman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: catalan pipes
At the Hacienda San Miguel Acocotla in Puebla, Mexico, we excavated 19th
century contexts and didn't find a single pipe fragment among our 87,142
artifacts! But perhaps this dates to later than the period that interests
you? Still, if you would like to see what our artifact assemblage looked
like, email me at off list at the address below, and I'll send along a PDF
copy of our informe in Spanish, or something in English if you would prefer.
Best,
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Terese Newman, PhD
Lecturer, Anthropology
State University of New York
Stony Brook Southampton
252 Chancellor's Hall, 239 Montauk Highway
Southampton, NY 11968
(631) 632-5109
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From: odlanyer hernandez <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:33:40 PM
Subject: Re: catalan pipes
I appreciate the references that have sent me, but remember that since Cuba
is extremely difficult to access these publications. Paul, thanks for the
link to PDF! Pipes I see there are not like these. I think it's possible
that what Marie Pokrant mentions of Kaolin pipes could be what I seek,
although the chronology does not correspond.
A new link to the image:
http://www.cubaarqueologica.org/html/1a.htm
Odlanyer Hernández de Lara
www.cubaarqueologica.org
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Enviado: viernes, 10 de julio, 2009 16:43:05
Asunto: catalan pipes
I couldn't open the jpeg. However, there has been a recent publication on
pipes from Marseille which had strong trading connections- I think in the
Archaeology of the Clay Pipe series in British Archaeological Reports edited
by Peter Davey.
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