Human skin

Made:: 1850-1900 in France

Human skin, tattooed with bird carrying letter flying over flower, French, 1850-1900

Details

Category:: Anatomy & Pathology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A770

Materials:: skin, human

Measurements:: length 163 mm
width 87 mm

type:: human remains and tattoos

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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