Human skin tattooed with figure of Zouave and inscribed with women's names

Made:
1850-1920 in France

Human skin tattooed with figure of Zouave and inscribed with women's names, French, 1850-1920, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A546
Materials:
skin, human
Measurements:
length 275 mm
width 238 mm
type:
human remains and tattoo
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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