Ampallang
| Ampallang | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Glans |
| Jewelry | Straight barbell |
| Healing | 5 months |
The palang (Iban: crossbar) or ampallang is a male genital piercing that penetrates horizontally through the entire glans of the penis.[1]
History
Penis piercings of proto-Malay origin predated European contact with tribes in (among others) the Philippines[2]: 57–58 and Borneo (Dayak people). Thomas Cavendish[2]: 158 claims that in the Philippines the practice was an invention of the women to prevent sodomy (the Philippines variant included a spur).[2]: 58
Procedure
The piercing may be transurethral (passing through the urethra) and named as the European ampallang, whereas the American ampallang is placed horizontally above the urethra, generally back toward the corona.[3] A variant on this piercing is the shaft ampallang, which penetrates the shaft of the penis horizontally at any point along its length. The counterpart to this piercing is the apadravya, which penetrates the glans vertically. The combination of an ampallang and an apadravya is sometimes referred to as the magic cross.
References
- ↑ John Baxter (2009). Carnal Knowledge: Baxter's Concise Encyclopedia of Modern Sex. HarperCollins. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-06-087434-6.
- 1 2 3 Antonio Pigafetta; Theodore J. Cachey (1995), The first voyage around the world (1519-1522): an account of Magellan's expedition, Marsilio Publishers, ISBN 978-1-56886-005-3
- ↑ "Male Genital Piercings - Piercing Bible". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2016-09-25.