Model ear and stand

Made:: 1970-1985 in China and Japan

Model ear showing acupuncture points. Front three quarter view

Model ear showing acupuncture points. Plan view

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Model ear showing acupuncture points
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Model ear showing acupuncture points. Front three quarter view
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Model ear showing acupuncture points. Plan view
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Model ear showing acupuncture points and stand, probably from China or Japan, c.1970-1985

A modern plastic model showing acupuncture points in the ear. In early 1950s France, Dr Paul Nogier developed a detailed map of acupuncture points in the ear. Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners all over the world quickly adopted it.

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Object Number:: 2005-688

Materials:: plastic

Measurements:: overall: 215 mm x 128 mm x 55 mm,
overall (with mount): 0.522 kg

type:: acupuncture model

credit:: Unknown source

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