M0000038: Palang (ampallang) beneath a photograph of it in use
- Date:
- 03 June 1929
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/2/37
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Ampalang, for insertion through the penis.
Description
A palang (also known in western society as an ampallang), a short metal pin with a carved bone button at each end for insertion through the penis horizontally as a form of birthcontrol. The image of the palang sits beneath a photograph from Dyak, Borneo, of it inserted in an anonymous man's penis.
Publication/Creation
03 June 1929
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 646144i
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
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