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Piercing |
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Description
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Ampallang |
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Male
horizontal penis
glands piercing
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Anti-Tragus |
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piercing through the cartilage rim opposite the Tragus |
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Anti-helix |
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see "Rook" |
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Anti-eyebrow |
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upper cheek piercing performed using a micro surface bar |
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Apadravya |
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Male
vertical penis
glands piercing The
piercing of the Glans of the Penis for the insertion of
jewelry is a very ancient practice, the Apadravya piercing
is mentioned in the Kama Sutra (700AD) and the Palang
piercing has been practised in SE Asia for several hundred
years. Several genital piercings originate in Asia where
piercing has been practised since antiquity, the following
quote, from "The Kama Sutra" describes the process for the
piercing of an Apadravya, or a vertical barbell through the
glans of the Penis.
"The people of the southern countries
think that true sexual pleasure cannot be obtained without
perforating the Lingam, and they therefore cause it to be
pierced like the lobes of the ears of an infant pierced for
earrings."
The Palang (often incorrectly called
Ampallang) is a piercing that occurred among the Kayan,
Kenyah, Kelabit, Dayak, and Iban tribes of Sarawak on the
Island of Borneo. It involves piercing the Glans of the
Penis horizontally, and the insertion of a barbell. The term
"Palang" translates as "Crossbar" in Iban and can be related
to the timber roof supports of the longhouses of the tribes
of the area, and symbolises the protective power of the male
over the family.
"the operation is performed only on
adults. The skin is forced back, the penis is placed between
two small planks of bamboo and for ten days and it is
covered with rags dipped in cold water. Then the glans is
perforated with a sharp bamboo needle; a feather dipped in
oil, is placed in the wound until it heals. Wet compresses
are used all the while. When the Dayaks travel and work they
carry a feather in this canal. As soon as they grow
desirous, they pull the feather out and replace it with the
ampallang. The ampallang is a little rod of copper, silver
or gold, four centimetres long and two millimetres thick. At
one end of this rod is a round ball or pear-formed object
made of metal; at the other end a second ball is placed as
soon as the ampallang is affixed. The whole apparatus is,
when ready, five centimetres long and five millimetres
thick.... Von Graffin has seen one Dayak who had two
ampallangs, one behind the other! The perforation was always
horizontal and above the urethra.... The women of the Dayaks
say the embrace without this ornament is like rice, but with
it, it tastes like rice with salt. Mantegazza, Sexual
Relations of Mankind
"The function of this device is,
superficially, is to add to the sexual pleasure of the women
by stimulating and extending the inner walls of the vagina.
It is, in this, in my experience decidedly successful." Tom
Harrisson, The Sarawak Museum Journal Vol VII, December
1956.
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Austin bar |
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horizontal nose tip piercing |
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Beauty spot |
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upper lip piercing, to resemble a "beauty spot"
See also Monroe |
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Bridge |
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horizontal piercing through the bridge of the nose |
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Cheek |

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piercing through the cheek, usually to resemble a dimple |
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Chest bars |
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a long and deep piercing through the skin of the chest |
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Christina |
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female
pubic
mound piercing |
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Cleavage |
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female
piercing of the cleavage,
usually vertically but horizontal is possible in some cases |
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Cleavage |
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Female
Piercing of the
cleavage, usually vertically but horizontal is possible in
some cases |
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Clitoris |
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Female
Piercing of the
clitoris itself is possible if the anatomy suitable |
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Clitoral hood |
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Female
piercing of the
hood of the clitoris can be done either vertically or
horizontally (or both!)
The word Kleitoris was used over 2,500
thousand years ago by the ancient Greeks to describe a part
of the female genitals, most probably the Labia Minora or
Inner lips of the Vagina. In 1593 at the trial of a woman
accused of witchcraft, the inquisitor (a married man)
discovered a Clitoris for the first time. When he saw this
"little lump of flesh sticking out to the length of half an
inch" he decided that it must be the "Devil's Teat". The
other inquisitors, likewise astounded, agreed and on this
fact the woman was convicted and executed for witchcraft.
The word "Clitoris" first appeared in the English language
in 1615, it was used in an early anatomy book to describe a
small, sensitive organ located underneath the upper apex of
the Labia Minora.
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Conch |
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piercing through the inner shell of the ear |
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Daith |
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inner conch ridge cartilage piercing |
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dermal anchor |
Against The
Law |
dermal anchors
are getting piercers in trouble with the law all across
America because they are put in by a local surgery.
Piercers are not doctors and should not try to act like one
without a medical license.
For a safe & legal alternative See Outplant below |
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Dolphin |
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male
a single piece
of jewelry connecting two prince Albert holes in the bottom
side of the penis entering and again exiting the uthera , one deeper than
the other |
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Dydoe |
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male
penis ridge
piercing |
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Ear |

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Many Possible Placements
Each
ear can be pierced Ten or twenty times or more making this
the king of pierce-able organs
Only the ability of the piercer limits the expression of the
ears. Gary is very good! |
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Eyebrow |
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piercing through the ridge of the eyebrow, no it cannot
paralyze your face! |
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Foreskin |
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male
piercing through
the foreskin The practice of
piercing of the foreskin (INFIBULATION) for the insertion of
jewelry is as old as circumcision, and is of immemorial
antiquity, going back far beyond the earliest recorded
history. During the games of Ancient Greece, the athletes
performed nude, and to prevent their penises moving about
they bound the foreskin with a ribbon and tied it to the
base of the penis. This ribbon. or leather thong was called
the "Kynodesme" from the Greek "Kuon" foreskin, and "Desmos"
fastening band. This temporary practice probably led to the
permanent piercing of the foreskin, either to prevent slaves
and athletes from having sex, or to prevent them from having
erections. The Roman's used a practice called Infibulation,
it involved two piercings going through the foreskin (or
Labia in women) and a lock (Fibula) being placed therein.
The Roman historian Mensius declares that
Infibulation may be traced back to the time of the siege of
Troy (12th Century BC) for he points out that according to
"The Odyssey" (Bk. VIII, Line 477) Agamemnon departed for
the Trojan War, and left his wife Clytemnestra, in the care
of the singer Demodecus, seeing that he had been
infibulated.
The prevalence of the practice is attested
to by the number of references to it, to be found in ancient
writings. The roman writers Juvenal, Martial, Strabo,
Fallopio, and Hieronymus Mercurialis all make mention of the
practice. The piercing process is described in detail by the
famous 1st Century Roman physician Celsus, in his treatise
on medicine "De Medecina"
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Fourchette |
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female
rear labial
piercing |
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Frenum |
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male
penis shaft
surface piercing The piercing
of the Fraenulum is probably the second-most popular male
genital piercing, it is usually incorrectly referred to as a
"Frenum" piercing but this an abbreviated version of the
true word Fraenulum . The Fraenulum is the small ridge of
flesh joining the foreskin to the Glans of the penis, in
most cases circumcision removes or destroys it, however in
rare cases it still exists after circumcision. I can only
find one account of it occurring amongst tribal people.
"Amongst the Timorese of Indonesia, the
Frenulum beneath the glans penis is pierced with brass
rings, the function of the ring is to enhance stimulation
during sex."
Die kunstlichen Verunstaltungen des
Korpers bei den Batta. Zeitschrift fur Ethnologie 16:217-225
1884.
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Frowney |
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piercing through the lower lips inner web |
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Guiche |
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male
piercing Between
The Anus & The Scrotum
The word "Guiche" is supposed to mean an opening in French,
the actual translation is "window". This piercing is
supposed to be a Samoan puberty ritual, but Derek Freeman
Professor Emeritus of the Anthropology Department of The
Australian National University, one of the world"s foremost
authorities on Samoa informed me that he had no experience
of this practice in Samoa. The puberty ritual practised in
Samoa is subincision, this is where the underneath of the
foreskin is cut down to the fraenulum. Professor Freeman
stated that this practice has never existed in Samoa, and if
it had in the past he would have been aware of it.
Doug Malloy Travelled to Tahiti just
before WW2, where he met an Australian sailor who had jumped
ship named Reggie Jones. Reggie told Doug about the
piercing, and performed the piercing for him.
Doug Malloy said that this piercing
originated in Tahiti, the piercing was done at age 12-14 and
a leather thong inserted into the piercing, a small weight
either a rock or a shell was hung from the thong once the
piercing was healed. The procedure was performed by a "Mahu",
in Tahiti a Mahu is a transvestite male who has taken on the
role of a women, they are highly respected members of
society, and they were said to possess magical powers by
adherants of the ancient Tahitian religion. However, again I
can find no evidence of this practice in any literature
about Tahiti.
The ancient Polynesian mariners used to
judge their direction by the movement of the waves, the best
way to do this was to squat down and feel this movement
through the swinging of the testicles. The Raphe Perineum
where the Guiche piercing is done is the site of a large
amount of nerves, and having a weight hanging from the
piercing could possibly have helped the ancient mariners
derive their direction, but this is only speculation on my
part.
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Hafada |
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male
side scrotal
piercing |
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Hand Web |
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May be
between any
or several fingers in the web of the hand |
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Helix |
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outer ear cartilage rim piercing |
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Horizontal navel |
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can be done single or double.
not to be confused with
a surface piercing around the navel called a Navel Project |
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Horizontal tongue |
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If you can wrap your tongue into a
circle, forget it |
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Industrial |
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two piercings connected by one piece of jewelry, often done
in the upper ear |
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Isabella |
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female
deep clitoral
shaft piercing |
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Lab Mice |
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Nothing to do
with piercings
Just checking to
see if everyone is paying attention |
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Labia |
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female
either inner or
outer labia can be pierced, often done in pairs or ladders |
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Labret |
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lower lip piercing using Stud with flat inside gun line
The piercing of the lips for the insertion of
objects into them is very widely practiced throughout the
world, however only two tribes pierce the lips with a ring;
the Dogon tribe Of Mali, and the Nuba of Ethiopia. Among the
Dogon the piercing of the lip has religious significance,
they believe that the world was created by their ancestor
spirit "Noomi" weaving thread through her teeth, but instead
of thread out came speech. All the other lip piercing that
is practiced in the world is done with labrets, which can
either be a pin of wood, ivory, metal, or even in one case
quartz crystals. Among the tribes of Central Africa, and
South America the Labret piercing is stretched to extremely
large proportions, and large wooden or clay plates are
inserted.
Among the ancient Aztecs and Mayans labret
piercing was reserved for male members of the higher castes,
they wore beautiful labrets fashioned from pure gold in the
shape of serpents, golden labrets with stones inset and ones
of jade or obsidion (labret in Aztec "Tentetl"). The Native
Americans of the Pacific Northwest, and the Inuit peoples of
northern Canada and Alaska wore labrets fahioned from walrus
ivory, abalone shell, bone, obsidian, and wood.
The Makololo tribe of Malawi wear lip
plates in the upper lip called Pelele. The African explorer
Dr. Livingstone asked a chief the reason for this, in
surprise the chief answered "For beauty! They are the only
beautiful things women have. Men have beards, women have
none. What kind of person would she be without Pelele ? She
would not be a woman at all."
"The plug of wood in the lips, which
became little by little a disk, and then a real plaque, was
in some manner a sign of possession of the husband of the
Djinja woman. It is the man who is to marry her, and very
often him alone who operates, transfixing the lips of the
young girl with a blade of straw forms the first sign of the
deformation to which she will be subject as an adult. It is
in sum, a betrothal rite."
Dr. Muraz reffering to the Saras-Djinjas
tribe, who insert lip plates up to 24cm in diameter in both
lips. Chari River South of Lake Chad in "Nudity to Raiment"
Hilaire Hiler London 1929
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Lip |
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Ditto above with
ring instead |
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Lobe |
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Yes it's true, ear lobes can be pierced!
The ear-lobe was probably man's first attempt
at body piercing due to the ease with which it can be
pierced. The oldest mummified body in the world was found
frozen in an Austrian Glacier in 1991, tests showed the body
to be over 5,000 years old. The body had pierced ears and
the holes had been enlarged to 7-11mm diameter.
Ears were probably first pierced for
magical purposes, very many primitive tribes believe that
demons can enter the body through the ear, because demons
and spirits are supposed to be repelled by metal,
ear-piercing prevents them entering the body. Sailors used
to have an ear pierced to improve eyesight, and if the
bodies washed up somewhere it would pay for a christian
burial. In many societies ear piercing is done as a puberty
ritual, in Borneo the Mother and Father each pierce one ear
as a symbol of the child's dependance on their parents.
Ear piercing is an almost universal
practice for men and women, it's only in western society
that it's deemed effeminate. At various times in history men
wore elaborate earrings; during the Elizabethan era many
famous men such as Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raliegh and
Francis Drake wore gold rings in their ears.
"As the Roman Republic grew more
effeminate with wealth and luxury, earrings were more
popular among men than women; no less a he-man than Julius
Caesar brought back to repute and fashion the use of rings
in the ears of men."
"Jewels & Women; The Romance, Magic and
Art of Feminine Adornment" Marianne Ostier, Horizon Press,
New York, 1958
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Madison |
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surface piercing at the base of the neck, named after the
porn star Madison! |
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Medusa |
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central upper lip piercing |
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Monroe |
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Upper off center lip piercing
See also Beauty Spot |
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Nape |
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back of the neck piercing using a surface bar |
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Nassallang |
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nostril/septum/nostril piercing |
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Navel |
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piercing of the "Belly button"
Navel piercing is a modern invention and has
never been recorded in primitive cultures; however the navel
has long been recognised as an erogenous zone, because of
the difference between men's and women's stomachs. Women's
stomachs differ from men's in that they are more rounded in
the lower part, are longer than men's, have a greater
distance between the navel and genitals, and are more deeply
recessed than men's; these features are often exaggerated by
artists to make women appear more feminine in paintings.
The invention of the Bikini in 1953 caused
a big stir because the navel was seen as being sexually
provocative because of it's similarity to the female
genitals. The Bikini revolutionized women's lives, along
with the liberation of their clothes their lives in general
became more liberated. The process was completed when
Madonna started the craze for showing of the midriff in the
1980's. The ability to flaunt their sexuality in public gave
women more power and confidence in themselves.
"It is easy to pinpoint the moment when
body piercing went mainstream. Christy Turlinton came out at
a London Fashion show, and in the middle of her navel was a
ring! The next day Naomi Campbell showed the world that
anything Christy could do, so could she. A gold ring with a
small pearl pierced her navel. And then at Isaac Mizrahi's
show the two came out together, navels bared and beringed:
body piercing as a Supermodel totem" Suzy Menkes The New
York Times September 1994
"I have the most perfect belly button - an
inny. When I stick my finger in my belly button, I feel a
nerve in the centre of my body shoot up my spine" Madonna
Time Magazine 1985
"I like it, I think it's fun!" Naomi
Campbell. "I always thought it was a pretty feminine thing
to do - and you can always take it out" Christy Turlington.
Shortly after Naomi and Christy had their
navels pierced no one was surprised when Madonna, Cher and
Janet Jackson were seen wearing navel rings. Now anybody can
joins the ranks of Celebrities and Supermodels by having
their navel pierced.
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Navel Project |
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Navels are meant for wonderful
works of art like this |
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Nipple |
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male
&
Female
Piercing
through the nipple, either horizontally or vertically
May be done as a
single piercing or both nipples
Roman Centurions wore leather armour breast
plates which were shaped to fit the body and rings were
sometimes placed in these breastplates where the nipples
appeared to be, the rings were used to hang a cape from.
This has led to the belief by some people that the actual
nipples were pierced to hang a cape from, but anybody who
has had their nipples pierced would tell you that this would
be a very uncomfortable practice.
"In the middle of the 14th century...Many
women suddenly wore 'such low necklines that you could see
nearly half their breasts', and among the upper classes in
the same century, Queen Isabella of Bavaria introduced the
'Garments of the grand neckline', where the dress was open
to the navel. This fashion eventually led to the application
of rouge to freely displayed nipples, those 'little apples
of paradise' and to placing diamond studded rings or small
caps on them, even to piercing them and passing gold chains
through them decorated with diamonds" "Dreamtime" Hans Peter
Duerr
In the late 1890s the 'Bosom Ring', came
into fashion briefly, and sold in expensive Parisian
jewellery shops. These 'Anneux De Sein' were inserted
through the nipple, and some women wore on either side
linked with a delicate chain. The rings enlarged the nipples
and kept them in a state of constant excitation...the
medical community was outraged by these cosmetic procedures,
for they represented a rejection of traditional conceptions
of the purpose of a woman's body." "Anatomy & Destiny"
Stephen Kern
"For a long time I could not understand
why I should consent to such a painful operation without
sufficient reason. I soon, however came to the conclusion
that many ladies are ready to bear the passing pain for the
sake of love. I found that the breasts of those who wore
rings were incomparably rounder and fuller developed than
those who did not. My doubts were now at an end...so I had
my nipples pierced, and when the wounds were healed, I had
rings inserted...with regard to the experience of wearing
these rings, I can only say that they are not in the least
uncomfortable or painful. On the contrary, the slight
rubbing and slipping of the rings causes in me an extremely
titillating feeling, and all my colleagues I have spoken to
on this subject have confirmed my opinion." London socialite
writing in "Vogue" 1890
Nipple piercing was once practised by the
Karankawa indians of Texas adn is still practised in the
Mountains of Algeria, by women of the nomadic Kabyle tribe.
In the west nipple piercing has made a resurgence, with many
famous people having their nipples pierced ie. Lenny Kravitz,
Jaye Davidson (The Crying Game), Gerry Connelly (Comedian),
Tommy Lee (Drummer Motley Crue- Husband of Pamela Stephenson
Baywatch) and Axl Rose (Guns & Roses).
BENEFITS
The benefits of having your nipple pierced
are the same today as they were for the fashionable ladies
of Paris and London in the 1890s. It makes the nipples
larger, more sensitive, more sexually attractive, and
provides a constant stimulation of the nipples, one friend
of mine describes his nipple piercing as "a lightswitch for
an erection". Nipple piercing is very effective for
increasing the size of small nipples (especially men's), and
can stop nipples from becoming inverted by pulling them out.
In fact, it was recommended by doctors in Victorian England
to increase the size of the nipples to make breastfeeding
easier. It provides greater sexual pleasure because it gives
your partner something to play with during sex.
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Nose or
Nostril |
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piercing through the nostril
Nose piercing is very attractive, and can accentuate the
face, because the nose is the face's most prominent feature;
Leonardo Da Vinci believed that the nose set the character
of the whole face.
Nose piercing was first recorded in the
Middle East approximately 4,000 years ago, it is mentioned
in The Bible in Genesis 24:22 Abraham requested his oldest
servant to find a wife for his son Isaac, the servant found
Rebekah, and one of the gifts he gave her was a "golden
earring" the original Hebrew word used was Shanf, which also
translates as "nose-ring".
This practice is still followed among the
nomadic Berber and Beja tribes of Africa, and the Bedouins
of the Middle East, the size of the ring denotes the wealth
of the family. It is given by the husband to his wife at the
marriage, and is her security if she is divorced.
Nose piercing was bought to India in the
16th Century from the Middle East by the Mogul emperors. In
India a stud (Phul) or a ring (Nath) is usually worn in the
left nostril, It is sometimes joined to the ear by a chain,
and in some places both nostrils are pierced. The left side
is the most common to be pierced in India, because that is
the spot associated in Ayuvedra (Indian medicine) with the
female reproductive organs, the piercing is supposed to make
childbirth easier and lessen period pain.
In the west nose piercing first appeared
among the hippies who travelled to India in the Late 1960's.
It was later adopted by the Punk movement of the late 1970's
as a symbol of rebellion against conservative values, and
conservative people like parents and employers still don't
react well to it, so consider their reaction carefully
before getting it done.
Nowadays nose piercing is gradually
becoming more socially acceptable, and many celebrities have
their nose pierced i.e. Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, Sinead
O'Connor, and Slash from Guns & Roses.
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Orbital |
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two piercings connected by a single ring |
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Outplant |
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similar to surface piercings, only with one
exposed ball
Outplant was pioneered
and named by Gary Mayo
***Not to be
confused with dermal anchors which are getting piercers in
trouble with the law all across America because they are put
in by a local surgery. Piercers are not doctors and
should not try to act like one without a medical license
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Pocketing |
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an anti-piercing, where the ends on the jewelry are under
the skin and the bar is exposed |
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PA - Prince
Albert |
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male
penis piercing,
going in the urethra and exiting below the glands
The Prince Albert piercing is named after
Prince Albert who was the husband of Queen Victoria of
England. He was reputeded to have had this piercing done
prior to his marriage to the queen around 1825, at that time
Beau Brummel started the craze for ultra tight mens
trousers. Because the pants were so tight, the penis needed
to be held to one side or the other so as not to create an
unsightly bulge. To accomplish this some men had their penis
pierced to allow it to be held by a hook on the inside of
the trousers, this piercing was called a "Dressing Ring" at
the time because tailors would ask if a gentleman dressed to
the left or the right and tailor the trousers accordingly,
tailors to this day will ask if you dress to the left or
right.
SEXUAL EFFECTIVENESS
The Prince Albert Piercing is very
effective for sex, that is why it is the most popular male
genital piercing. It provides greater stimulation to both
partners during sex, and it has the added allure of being
being somewhat kinky, people always have to wonder what it
would be like to have sex with someone with a genital
piercing. On top of all that it makes the penis more
aesthetically attractive, in the same way as jewellery worn
on the fingers.
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Princess
Albertina |
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female
urethral
piercing |
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Pubic |
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male
surface
piercing at the base of the penis |
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Reverse Prince
Albert |
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male
penis piercing,
going in the urethra and exiting through the top of the
glands |
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Rook |
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anti-helix piercing |
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Scrotal
Hafada |
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male
piercing through
the skin of the scrotum The
Hafada piercing is a scrotum piercing on the side of the
scrotum, where there is a crease. It is supposed to have
originated in Arabia and spread through Northern Africa and
the Middle East. The piercing is carried out as a puberty
ritual, it is generally done on the left hand side. The
piercing was supposedly bought back to Europe by French
Foriegn Legionares when they were stationed in what is now
Lebanon and Syria.
Scrotum piercings aren't practised by any
primitive tribes, at least I can't find any evidence of such
practices, it's really a modern western invention. Some
people have an incredible number of piercings through their
scrotum, Sailor Sid one of the early piercers had 120
scrotum piercings at the time of his death, and he planned
to have more.
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Septum |
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centre nose piercing The
piercing of the septum is probably the second most common
piercing among primitive peoples after ear piercing, it's
even more common than nostril piercing. It's probably so
popular for the same reasons as nose piercing, with the
added attraction that the piercing can be stretched and
large pieces of jewellery can be inserted, i.e. pig's tusks,
pieces of bone, feathers, pieces of wood, etc. The septum
piercing is particularly prevalent among warrior cultures,
this probably has to do with the fact that large tusks
through the septum give the face a fierce appearance. The
use of septum tusks is very prevalent in Irian Jaya, New
Guinea and the Solomon Islands, pig's tusks being the most
popular. Among the Asmat tribe of Irian Jaya the most
prestigious septum tusk is the "Otsj" this is a large bone
plug, which can be as thick as 25mm. They are usually made
of the leg bones of a pig, but occasionally they are made
from the Tibia bone of an enemy slain in battle.
The Septum piercing was beloved by the
Aztecs, the Mayans, and the Incas. They wore a variety of
jewellery, but jade and gold were the most popular because
of their religous associations. The modern day Cuna Indians
of Panama continue this practice by wearing thick pure gold
rings in their septum.
The piercing is also popular in India,
Nepal, and Tibet, a pendant "Bulak" is worn, and some
examples are so large as to prevent the person being able to
eat, the jewellery has to be lifted up during meals. In
Rajasthan in Himachal Pradesh these Bulak are particularly
elaborate, and extremely large.Septum piercing was widely
practised by many North American Indian tribes, the name of
the Nez Perc, tribe of Washington state, stem from their
practice of piercing the septum, Nez Perc, is French for
Nose Pierced, and was given to the tribe by the French fur
traders. Australian aboriginals pierced the septum and
passed a long stick or bone through the piercing to flatten
the nose, they believed a flat nose to be the most
desireable.
Among the Bundi tribe of the Bismarck
Ranges of Papua New Guinea the piercing is performed using
the thin end of the Sweet Potato plant (Ogai Iriva), usually
at age 18-22. The age at which the piercing is done varies
greatly between different tribes, some tribes perform the
rite at age 9-10.
"You were lost in the bush and now you
have come back. You have come back mature; you are men. When
you return to your hamlet many girls will come after you.
But if you have lived well, and if they come after you, all
the well. You will now have your noses pierced to allow you
to sing with girls and lead a life like that of your elders.
Your (Kangi Poroi) caused you to go to all this trouble, now
it will be over."
Source: Address by tribal elder to young
men undergoing the (Kangi Poroi) manhood ritual. Source:
Field notes of David G. Fitzpatrick 1977 in "Bundi, the
culture of Papua New Guinea people" Ryebuck Publications,
Nerang Queensland Australia 1983
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Smiley |
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Web Of Skin Between Upper lip and Teeth |
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Snug |
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inner cartilage helix fold piercing |
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Surface piercing |
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piercing a flat area of skin, it is essential to use
"surface bars" for this work, this is an Absolution
specialty! |
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Tongue |
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piercing vertically through the tongue
Tongue piercing was practised in a ritual
form by the ancient Aztecs, Mayas of Central America and the
Haida, Kwakiutul, and Tlinglit tribes of the American
Northwest. The tongue was pierced to draw blood to
propitiate the gods, and to create an altered state of
consciousness so that the priest or shaman could communicate
with the gods.
Tongue piercing is one of the most popular
piercings, it's shocking, provocative and fantastic for oral
sex (for both sexes), but at the same time no one need know
you have it. Janet Jackson, Keith Flint from Prodigy, Mel B
from the Spice Girls and Malcolm Jamahl Warner from the
Cosby show all sport pierced tongues.
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tongue web |
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piercing through the webbing under the tongue |
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Tragus |
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piercing through the "nipple" of your ear |
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Transverse lobe |
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piercing through the length of the lobe |
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Triangle |
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female
piercing passing
under the clitoral shaft |
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Venom |
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pair of off centre tongue piercings
vertical venoms are two barbells aligned front to back
it is possible to pierce the tongue many
times
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Vertical bridge |
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surface piercing between the eyes |
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Vertical labret |
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vertical lower lip piercing |
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