to turn the jewelry up into the nose, thus concealing it. Septum piercing was popular among certain Native American peoples in history; the Shawnee leaders Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa, for example, had such piercings. Bridge piercing Bridge piercing Bridge piercing Yet another nose.

fixed to one end. The other end is threaded, either externally or nipple jewelry with an internal thread, and the other bead is screwed into place after the barbell is inserted through the ear. Since the threads on externally threaded barbells tend to irriate the piercing, internal threads have become the most common variety. * Circular Barbells - Circular Barbells are similar to ball closure rings, except that they have a larger gap, and have a permanently nipple jewelry bead at one end, and a threaded bead at the other, like barbells. This allows for much easier insertion and removal than with ball closure rings, but at the loss of a continuous look. * Flesh plugs - Flesh plugs are short cylinders. Some plugs have flared ends to hold them in place, others require small elastic rubber rings ("O-rings") to keep them from falling out. They are nipple jewelry used in large gauge piercings. 16mm Flesh Tunnel 16mm Flesh Tunnel Stretched ear piercing without jewelry Stretched ear piercing without.

decades become popular amongst the industrialised nations, as have other forms of body piercing. Piercing was introduced by the hippie culture.