A custom in the monkey totem tribal culture in Henan is for the bride to embroider a male monkey, symbolic of her h
usband, and hide it at the bottom of the suitcase to take with her to the husband's family on the wedding day. A secret porcelain "Happy baby," with female coiled hair but a male body, is placed under the bed sheet on the wedding night. It is meant to be crushed during intercourse, a prayer for more children. Traditional porcelain "Happy baby" is still being made today at a porcelain cellar known for manufacturing the Song Dynasty porcelain in Yu county of Henan Province.
