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Body piercing has been around almost as long as humans have been around. Still today there are certain piercings that many people use to increase their sexual pleasure or that of their partners'. Among these are a variety of penis piercings, some of which date back several millennia. These types of piercings were common among some of the Proto-Malay people, who migrated to the Malay Archipelago between 2500 and 1500 BCE, long before European contact. Thomas Cavendish , who was a sixteenth century English explorer, claimed that in the Philippines the practice was an invention of the women to prevent sodomy. The Filipino variant evidently included some type of spur.
This practice continues today in Borneo where a splint is used to hold the penis for the actual piercing procedure. It varies in length from several inches to a foot, and is approximately a one-and-a-half inches wide with a hole in both sides. The slats are placed on either side of the penis and then tightly secured, flattening out the penis. After sufficient time has passed for the lack of blood and cold water to decrease sensation, the penis is pierced. Sometimes, a pigeon’s feather soaked with oil is inserted in the piercing until it heals, which takes about a month.
The piercings from this part of the world are horizontal and are called ampalang. In India, as early as the second century BCE, similar piercings were popular however they were placed vertically and are called apadrayva.
This practice continues today in Borneo where a splint is used to hold the penis for the actual piercing procedure. It varies in length from several inches to a foot, and is approximately a one-and-a-half inches wide with a hole in both sides. The slats are placed on either side of the penis and then tightly secured, flattening out the penis. After sufficient time has passed for the lack of blood and cold water to decrease sensation, the penis is pierced. Sometimes, a pigeon’s feather soaked with oil is inserted in the piercing until it heals, which takes about a month.
The piercings from this part of the world are horizontal and are called ampalang. In India, as early as the second century BCE, similar piercings were popular however they were placed vertically and are called apadrayva.
Ampalang piercing
Bornean piercing splint
Apadrayva piercing
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