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Human skull with 2 trephinations in parietal bones, one with excised rondelle hinged in place, part of Dr. T. Wilson Parry's collection, provenance unknown, 1801-1920

Human skull with 2 trephinations in parietal bones

1801-1920

Piece of skull showing hole produced by trephination with obsidian racloir, experiment by Dr T. Wilson Parry, England, 1913

Piece of skull showing hole produced by trephination with obsidian racloir

1913

Piece of skull showing hole produced by trephination with obsidian instrument, experiment by Dr.T. Wilson Parry, England, 1913-1920

Piece of skull showing hole produced by trephination with obsidian instrument

1913-1920

Piece of skull showing groove produced by trephination with slate, experiment by Dr T. Wilson Parry, England, 1913

Piece of skull showing groove produced by trephination with slate

1913

Piece of skull, showing hole produced by trephination with obsidian knife, experiment by Dr T. Wilson Parry, England, 1913

Piece of skull used in a trephination experiment with an obsidian knife, England, 1913

1913

Phial of bone dust resulting from trephination with obsidian, produced during experiments by Dr.T. Wilson Parry, England, 1918-1920

Phial of bone dust resulting from trephination with obsidian

1918-1920

Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask, real hair embedded in skull, from Sepik River region, New Guinea, 1871-1920

Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask

1871-1920

Human skin tattooed with floral motif, unidentified provenance.

Human skin tattooed with floral motif

before 1937

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers and human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Central(?) Australia, 1890-1925

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1925

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers and human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Central(?) Australia, 1890-1925

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1925

Human skull showing artificial deformation of cranium, damaged and repaired, possibly Peruvian, 1801-1920

Human skull showing artificial deformation of cranium

1801-1920

Fragment of left side of human skull, probably European, 1701-1900

Fragment of left side of human skull

1701-1900

Femur, human, showing unreduced fracture, excavated by Sir Flinders Petrie in Palestine, c.1925

Excavated human femur

before 1925

Tibia and fibula, excavated in Palestine c.1925, fracture evident

Tibia and fibula

1700-1900

Specie jar, clear glass, with stopper, contains six small stones mounted on piece of card, personal relic of Mr. Claud Woakes of Harley Street, London, 1870-1895

Specie jar

1870-1895

Specie jar, clear glass, with stopper, contains five small bones secured together by length of cotton, personal relic of Mr. Claud Woakes of Harley Street, London, 1870-1910

Specie jar

1870-1910

Specie jar, clear glass, no stopper, contains specimen removed in operation, personal relic of Claud Woakes of London, English, 1880-1920

Specie jar

1880-1920

Human stomach, dried, relic of Dr. Hill of London, c.1900-1929

Human stomach

1900-1929

Human skin with tattoo of women's heads, some with hats, and butterflies, French, 1900-1920

Human skin, with tattoos of women's heads

1900-1920

Human skin, tattooed with female figure holding flag, with inscription, probably French, dated 1876

Human skin

1876

Dried penis

before 1937

Human skin, tattooed with two figures of armed men, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with figure of soldier, probably French, 19th century

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with pot of flowers, French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with badge and inscription, French, dated 1872

Human skin

1872

Fragment of left side of human skull, probably European, 1701-1900

Fragment of left side of human skull

1701-1900

Human skin, tattooed with clothed female figure and inscription, probably French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with female figure and flower, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

18th century wax anatomical preparation, probably by Fragonard

18th century wax anatomical preparation

1701-1800

Human skin, with tattoo of leopard and antelope, French, 1880-1920

Human skin

1880-1920

Specimen bottle, with contents, glass, with cork stopper

Specimen bottle

before 1980

Human skin, tattooed with ten-pointed star, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

A lock of hair, said to be from the head of Edward IV of England (1442-1483), taken from his tomb at Windsor in 1784, mounted in a frame, and secured by wax to a piece of paper bearing a handwritten descriptive inscription

Lock of King Edward IV's hair

before 1784

Brachycephalons human skull with artificial articulation of mandible and trephination of left parietal possibly post mortem, from the Philippines, 1801-1920

Brachycephalons human skull with artificial articulation of mandible and trephination of left parietal

1801-1820

Human skin, tattooed with head and caricature of man with pig's head, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with various motifs, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1899

Fragile human skull, mandible missing, brown encrustation, European?, 1500-1800

Fragile human skull

1500-1800

Human skin, tattooed with various mofits, probably French, 19th century

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with bust of cavalier and inscription, French, 1830-1900, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with soldier's head, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with dagger in belt, French, 1830-1900. Tattoo - black outlined dagger with four dots placed around it to form the points of a rectangle, and a strap or belt decorated with tesselating triangles with a dot in the centre of each one. The edges of another adjacent tattoo, which may have been a nautical star, is visible at the lower edge, but has been cut through. Tattoo appears to be executed by hand using joined dots. Skin - mottled yellow-white and dark brown colouration, the brown layer appears to be the uppermost one. Irregular eliptical shape, thick, fleshy cross-section, hairs visible at edges.

Human skin

1830-1900

Half a human brain, galvanised, prepared by the laboratory at the Musee Dupuytren, Paris

Half a human brain

circa 1929

Human skin, tattooed with figures and military badge, probably French, dated 1870, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin

1870

Portions of human skull with crystals, found in vaults of St. Martin in the fields, 1859 by F.T. Buckland, in case with label, English, 1601-1850

Portions of human skull with crystals

1601-1850

Lock of Napoleon's hair, cut off by Dr. Barry O'Meara at St. Helena. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was exiled on St Helena from 1815 until his death in 1821

Lock of Napoleon's hair

1815-1821

Human skin, tattooed with nude female figure and flower, probably French, 19th century, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with male head and running nude female figure, possibly French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with crossed flags, inscription and horse, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Cardboard container holding small anatomical specimen, originally for medal, personal relics of Claud Woakes, English, 1880-1920

Anatomical specimen

1880-1911

Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

3000-1000 BCE

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