Human skin

Human skin, tattooed with yacht, French, 1850-1900. Tattoo - crude design of a ship with sails, dot technique used to outline in black, with a further 14 parrallel dots decorating the sails. Skin - orange-umber colour, visible pores with some pale body hairs. Rectangular shape, thin cross-section.

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A804
Materials:
Skin, Human
type:
human remains and tattoo
credit:
Wellcome Trust