item details
NameLippes Loop intrauterine device (IUD)
ProductionDame Margaret Sparrow; commissioner; 1990s; New Zealand
Denis Roche; assemblage artist; 1990s; New Zealand
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation; manufacturer(s); 1960s-1980s; New Jersey
Denis Roche; assemblage artist; 1990s; New Zealand
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation; manufacturer(s); 1960s-1980s; New Jersey
Classificationpersonalia
Materialscardboard, plastic, thread
DimensionsOverall: 95mm (width), 60mm (height), 2mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH022292
Credit lineGift of Dame Margaret Sparrow, 2011
Overview
This used Lippes Loop intrauterine device (IUD) was collected by Dame Margaret Sparrow during her career as a Family Planning doctor in Wellington, New Zealand.
She collected it partly to assess how it had performed. It was fitted in Samoa and left in place for 10 years.