Placenta Chamber

Placenta Chamber

Description

Title:
Placenta Chamber
Caption / Description:

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.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Asia
  • 한국
  • Hanguk
  • 韓國
  • Korea
  • Seoul Special City
  • Seoul Teukbyeolsi
  • 서울特別市
  • 서울특별시
  • Jongno-gu
  • 종로구
  • 鐘路區
  • National Folk Museum of Korea
  • 국립민속박물관
  • Gungnip Minsok Bangmulgwan
  • 國立民俗博物館

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Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DSC7724a.NEF
Event:
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Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
2441px x 3647px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3001

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
National Folk Museum of Korea
City:
Jongno-gu
Province/State:
Seoul
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Location Created:
Sublocation:
National Folk Museum of Korea
City:
Jongno-gu
Province/State:
Seoul
Country:
Korea, Republic Of
World Region:
Asia
Geo-location:
37.58176347, 126.97898804972 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
No
Copyright Notice:
© 2009 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
0.3s
Aperture:
f/5
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
1000
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
17mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
25mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
No Flash
Exposure Mode:
Auto
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Tungsten
Exposure Program:
Aperture-priority AE

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Tokina ATX107 DX FishEye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Nikon Capture NX 2
Post Processing:

White Balance adjusted in Capture NX 2
Straightened in Capture NX 2