Human skin, tattooed with soldier's bust, French, 1860-1920. Tattoo - black outline of soldier in profile wearing a cap and possibly smoking a cigarette, though this area of the design is faded. Appears hand drawn using a pricking method, numerous individual dots making up the tattoo. Skin - yellow colouration, translucent, very thin cross-section. Roughly square shape, some dark hairs visible on the surface.
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A802
- Materials:
- Skin, Human
- Measurements:
-
Length 72 mm
Width 68 mm. Measurement Dec/09: Length 75mm
Width 67mm
Depth 0.4mm.
- type:
- human remains and tattoo
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
