Human skin tattooed with male and female figures

Made:
1850-1920 in France

Human skin tattooed with male and female figures, head of clown and bird, and inscribed " Robinet", French, 1850 to 1920, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A524
Materials:
skin, human
Measurements:
overall: 408 mm x 305 mm
type:
human remains and tattoos
credit:
Wellcome Trust