Hermit Palad Khik Brass Amulet
Thailand has an incredibly rich culture or folk magic including a variety of imaginative amulets. Palad Khik are phallus shaped amulets.The phrase "palad khik” translates to "honorable surrogate penis.”
The use of Palad Khiks originated in India in relation to the Hindu god Shiva, who is sometimes represented as lingam, an abstract representation of male genitalia. The Palad Khik is a phallic representation used to conjure, attract or retain sacred intervention. It is used for purposes such as fertility, good luck, protection, good business, and sometimes for sexual attraction and charisma. It is not uncommon in Thailand to see a penis amulet hanging at a convenience store or a restaurant, and they are routinely sold by amulet merchants in the streets. If to our western eyes they can be seen as curious, comical or scandalous, these amulets beautifully convey the relativity of taboos and body perceptions from one culture to another.
This Palad Khik amulet, designed in an anthropomorphic style, stands upright, holding a walking stick and a gourd and if ready to leave for a big adventure. Its beckoning hand gesture, similar to that of Nang Kwak, is believed to attract customers to a business.
Cast in brass. About 1 inch tall.
Thailand has an incredibly rich culture or folk magic including a variety of imaginative amulets. Palad Khik are phallus shaped amulets.The phrase "palad khik” translates to "honorable surrogate penis.”
The use of Palad Khiks originated in India in relation to the Hindu god Shiva, who is sometimes represented as lingam, an abstract representation of male genitalia. The Palad Khik is a phallic representation used to conjure, attract or retain sacred intervention. It is used for purposes such as fertility, good luck, protection, good business, and sometimes for sexual attraction and charisma. It is not uncommon in Thailand to see a penis amulet hanging at a convenience store or a restaurant, and they are routinely sold by amulet merchants in the streets. If to our western eyes they can be seen as curious, comical or scandalous, these amulets beautifully convey the relativity of taboos and body perceptions from one culture to another.
This Palad Khik amulet, designed in an anthropomorphic style, stands upright, holding a walking stick and a gourd and if ready to leave for a big adventure. Its beckoning hand gesture, similar to that of Nang Kwak, is believed to attract customers to a business.
Cast in brass. About 1 inch tall.
Thailand has an incredibly rich culture or folk magic including a variety of imaginative amulets. Palad Khik are phallus shaped amulets.The phrase "palad khik” translates to "honorable surrogate penis.”
The use of Palad Khiks originated in India in relation to the Hindu god Shiva, who is sometimes represented as lingam, an abstract representation of male genitalia. The Palad Khik is a phallic representation used to conjure, attract or retain sacred intervention. It is used for purposes such as fertility, good luck, protection, good business, and sometimes for sexual attraction and charisma. It is not uncommon in Thailand to see a penis amulet hanging at a convenience store or a restaurant, and they are routinely sold by amulet merchants in the streets. If to our western eyes they can be seen as curious, comical or scandalous, these amulets beautifully convey the relativity of taboos and body perceptions from one culture to another.
This Palad Khik amulet, designed in an anthropomorphic style, stands upright, holding a walking stick and a gourd and if ready to leave for a big adventure. Its beckoning hand gesture, similar to that of Nang Kwak, is believed to attract customers to a business.
Cast in brass. About 1 inch tall.