item details
NameNova-T intrauterine device (IUD)
ProductionDame Margaret Sparrow; commissioner; 1990s; New Zealand
Denis Roche; assemblage artist; 1990s; New Zealand
Schering AG; manufacturer(s); 1984-1994; Finland
Denis Roche; assemblage artist; 1990s; New Zealand
Schering AG; manufacturer(s); 1984-1994; Finland
Classificationpersonalia
Materialsplastic, cardboard, thread, copper
DimensionsOverall: 95mm (width), 60mm (height), 2mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH022318
Credit lineGift of Dame Margaret Sparrow, 2011
Overview
This used Nova-T 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 inserted in 1984, then removed in 1994.