Human skin with tattoos

Made:
1830-1900 in France

Human skin from chest and abdomen, tattooed with two female heads and lion and lioness, French, 1830-1890, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A525
Materials:
skin, human
Measurements:
overall: 470 mm x 352 mm
type:
human remains and tattoo
credit:
Wellcome Trust