Human skin

Made:
1830-1900 in France

Human skin, tattooed with star, French, 1830-1900. Tattoo - the design is a black eight-point star, similar in design to the nautical star, with a clear North-South-East -West central axis. The remaining points may represent two solitices and two equinoxes, or have Islamic significance. Skin - comparatively thick cross section, orange-brown colouration, roughly circular shape, tattoo is not positioned unusually at the edge of the sample.

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A779
Materials:
Skin, Human
type:
human remains and tattoo
credit:
Wellcome Trust