Borneo: a boy with a nail (palang) through his penis. Photograph by Harrison W. Smith.
- Smith, Harrison Willard, 1872-1947.
- Date:
- [between 1900 and 1999]
- Reference:
- 646144i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
"Ampalang, short metal pin, with a carved bone button at each end, for insertion through the penis horizontally as a form of birth control. Dyak Borneo."--old label. Other sources give different explanations of the practice
Publication/Creation
[Borneo] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1999]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 11.5 x 9.5 cm
Contributors
Related material
Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/2/37
Reference
Wellcome Collection 646144i
Creator/production credits
Print catalogued bears exhibition label of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: "Palangs. Used by natives of Borneo for insertion through the penis. Presented by Prof. Harrison W. Smith."
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores