Human skin, tattooed with male figure, French, 19th century. Tattoo - the tattooed figure outlined in black is virtually undecipherable due to the poor condition of the skin. Skin - orange-umber colouration, a large area of the skin is effected by a white residue which obscures most of the tattoo beneath. Rectangular shape, surgically cut straight edges, the skin is damaged with a wide tear at one end and another smaller tear, with some wrinkling, towards the centre of the sample.
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A806
- Materials:
- Skin, Human
- type:
- human remains and tattoo
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
