Human skin, tattooed with wreathed female figure

Made:
1850-1900 in France

Human skin, tattooed with wreathed female figure, inscription and flowers, probably French, 1850-1900, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A558
Materials:
skin, human
type:
human remains and tattoo
credit:
Wellcome Trust