A Placenta Chamber (태실) on display in the National Folk Museum of Korea (국립민속박물관) in Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁), Seoul (서울).
In Korea the placenta of a newborn baby was believed to contain the baby's vital energy. In royal and noble households, the placenta would be stored in a jar, which was placed in a special underground chamber known as Taesil (태실). Divination was used to determine the day for this ceremony to be carried out, which would take place in the mountains.
Commoners would either bury the placenta or cover it with chaff and burn it.
White Balance adjusted in Capture NX 2
Straightened in Capture NX 2