Odd Devices of Old

A place to display devices/utensils/tools/weapons of war and torture used through the ages.

above : Wooden acupuncture model, Asia, 1601-1700

In traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture aims to improve the flow of qi (chi) or energy in the body by applying needles to specific points on the skin.

Tradition teaches that qi must flow freely through the body's meridians, or channels, to ensure health and well-being. The male figure made of wood shows where needles should be applied to the skin and the meridians through which qi flows.