Susuk, the Glossary
Susuk or charm needles, are needles made of gold or other precious metals, which are inserted into the soft tissues of the body to act as talismans in several communities of Southeast Asia.[1]
Table of Contents
14 relations: Acupuncture, Adobe Acrobat, Amulet, Body piercing, Foreign body, Gold, Haram, Manohara Odelia Pinot, Precious metal, Radiography, Sewing needle, Soft tissue, Southeast Asia, Spread of Islam.
- Body piercing jewellery
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body.
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and Web services developed by Adobe Inc. to view, create, manipulate, print and manage Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Amulet
An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor.
See Susuk and Amulet
Body piercing
Body piercing, which is a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewellery may be worn, or where an implant could be inserted.
Foreign body
A foreign body (FB) is any object originating outside the body of an organism.
Gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.
See Susuk and Gold
Haram
Haram (حَرَام) is an Arabic term meaning 'forbidden'.
See Susuk and Haram
Manohara Odelia Pinot
Manohara Odelia Pinot (born Manohara Odelia Manz; 28 February 1992) is an Indonesian model.
See Susuk and Manohara Odelia Pinot
Precious metals are rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical elements of high economic value.
Radiography
Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object.
Sewing needle
A sewing needle, used for hand-sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or eye) to hold the sewing thread.
Soft tissue
Soft tissue connects and surrounds or supports internal organs and bones, and includes muscle, tendons, ligaments, fat, fibrous tissue, lymph and blood vessels, fasciae, and synovial membranes.
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.
Spread of Islam
The spread of Islam spans almost 1,400 years.
See also
Body piercing jewellery
- Barbell (piercing)
- Body jewelry sizes
- Body piercing jewellery
- Bulak
- Captive bead ring
- Labret
- List of body piercings
- Nipple shield (jewelry)
- Nose chain
- Nose piercing
- Plug (jewellery)
- Prince's wand
- Susuk
- Tembetá
- Transdermal implant