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‘Bikini Condom’ contraceptive for women
Made in United States, North and Central America, 1993.Summary
Object No.
2005/237/1Object Statement
Contraceptive device, 'Bikini Condom' female condom, latex / paper, made by International Prophylactics Inc, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America, 1993Physical Description
The 'Bikini Condom' is a barrier contraceptive and disease prevention device, designed to line the vagina during sexual intercourse. This particular kind of device is called a 'female condom' or a 'vaginal pouch'. Manufactured all in one piece from thin, cream-coloured latex, the 'Bikini Condom' consists of a belt, which fits around the hips, attached to a pouch-like tube, which is inverted to fit inside the vagina. It has been described as looking like a G-string panty with a condom pouch.This example of the 'Bikini Condom' comes complete with its outer packaging, a pink-coloured box which would have originally held two of the condoms in individual wrapping.
Short URL
https://ma.as/354618Production
Made
United States, North and Central America 1993Notes
According to the packaging, the Bikini Condom was manufactured by International Prophylactics Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, USA.History
Notes
The two examples of a female condom, 'Bikini Condom' and 'Women's Choice' are samples or 'investigational devices' that were obtained by Dr Edith Weisberg on a trip to the USA in 1993. They were used by her in talks and demonstrations in her role as Director of Research at the Sydney Centre for Reproductive Health Research (a division of FPA Health, formerly the Family Planning Association of NSW). Dr Weisberg lent the devices to the Powerhouse Museum for display in the exhibition 'Taking precautions: the story of contraception'. She subsequently donated them to the museum.Source
Credit Line
Gift of Dr Edith Weisberg, 2005Acquisition Date
16 November 2005Cite this Object
Harvard
'Bikini Condom' contraceptive for women 2018, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 31 March 2020, <https://ma.as/354618>Wikipedia
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