[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › A seated woman smoking a huqqa # A seated woman smoking a huqqa A woman squats in typical Indian fashion on a European-style chair while smoking a huqqa. The British presence in the region led to the exchange of customs, with Indians adopting European practices and British residents enjoying Indian ways of living. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1755–1768 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.d-1187-1903](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.d-1187-1903) · Pramāṇa