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Human skin tattooed with figures of bare-legged women, French, 1880-1920, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin tattooed with figures of women, France, 1880-1920

1880-1920

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 star, female head and inscription, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin, with tattoos, reputedly French, 1850-1920

1850-1920

Human skin tattooed with hand holding dagger, bunch of roses and table laid with cloth, wine and plate, French, 1850-1920, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin with various tattoos.

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with female figure on bicycle and nude female figure in child birth(?), French, 1860-1900, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin, with tattoos

1860-1900

Human mummified hand, skin of wrist used to create two horn-like straps for suspending round neck, powerful charm, taken from medicine man's neck after he was killed by Belgian troops, Congolese, 1880-1900

Human mummified hand

1880-1900

Human skin, with unidentified tattoo, French, 1850-1900

Skin with tattoo

1850-1900

Human skin from whole chest of man, tattooed with various motifs, French, 1830-1900, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin with various tattoos

1830-1900

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 ten-pointed star, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with flowers and indecipherable inscription, French, 19th century

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin tattooed with male and female figure, in 18th century dress and crest with initals D.B., French, 1750-1920, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin tattooed with male and female figure

1750-1920

Human skin, tattooed with heart and inscription in shield, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with flower and inscription, probably French, 19th century

Human skin

1801-1900

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

Human skin with tattoos

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with figure of middle eastern male, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with figure of Middle Eastern male

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with armed female figure, possibly Joan of Arc, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattoed with wreathed inscription, probably French, dated 22nd September, 1857

Human skin

1857

Human skin, tattooed with eye, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

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

Human skin

1850-1920

Tattoo of woman's head and body, done on human skin, French, 1880 to 1920

Tattoo of woman's head and body

1880-1920

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

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with badge of various motifs, French, dated 1877

Human skin

1877

Human skin, tattooed, said to be figure of youth, French, 19th century

Tattooed skin, said to represent figure of youth

1801-1900

Human skin tattooed with figures in 18th century dress, French, 1750-1920, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin tattooed with figures in 18th century dress

1750-1920

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

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with clothed female figure, holding flowers above initial, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin tattooed with female nude and badge, consisting of heart with crossed anchor and crucifix, French, 1850-1920, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin tattooed with female nude and badge

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with two playing cards, French, 1850-1900. Tattoo - two playing cards executed in black, with bottom points meeting along one edge, a black spade and a heart in the centre of each card respectively. Design is crude and amateur, showing some feathering and potential beading. Skin - dirty white-greyish and brown at the edges, very thin cross-section, roughly oblong in shape.

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with male bust and flower stem, French, 1850-1900

Tattoo on human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with semi-nude female figure, French, 1830-1900

Tattooed human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with inscription, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin tattooed with many figures, male and female cupid, hand with sword and flower, French, 1850-1920, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin tattooed with many figures

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with soldier's bust, French, 1860-1920. Tattoo - black outline of soldier in profile wearing a cap and possibly smoking a cigarette, though this area of the design is faded. Appears hand drawn using a pricking method, numerous individual dots making up the tattoo. Skin - yellow colouration, translucent, very thin cross-section. Roughly square shape, some dark hairs visible on the surface.

Human skin

1860-1920

Human skin, tattooed with anchor, pierced heart, fish and inscription, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin, with tattoos, probably French, 1850-1920

1850-1920

Fragment of skin from John Bishop, a bodysnatcher executed for murder on 5th December, 1831

Fragment of skin from John Bishop

1831

Human skin, tattooed with flower, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with flower and inscription, French 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin tattooed with male and female figures, flower and cupid with inscription "Dieu mon protege", French, 1880-1920

Human skin tattooed with male and female figures

1880-1920

Human skin, tattooed with various motifs, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with figure of female reclining in chair and soldier standing nearby, French, 19th century, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with anchor in wreath, above initials, French, 1850-1900. Tattoo - fouled anchor with wreath and initial 'HA' beneath, finely outlined. Execution appears amateurish, showing inconsistency of line and shadows in some areas, with some feathering and beading evident, but shows confident smooth linework in others - possibly made using an early machine, which would date the tattoo as made no earlier than 1890. Skin - colouration varies from orange-yellow to brown, with surface undulations. There is also an unknown sandy-textured dark brown substance adhering to areas of the skin and obscuring parts of the tattoo mark.

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with crude flower, French, 1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with crude flower

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with monogram, French, 1830-1900. Tattoo - black outlined symbol resembling a 'Z' within a cresent arc. Heavy application of single line formed by dots, amateur execution. Skin - Yellow colouration, translucent and parchment-like. A number of small, white bubble-like patches are present on the skin, possibly fungal growth. Asymmetric shape, thin cross-section.

Human skin

1830-1900

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

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with clothed female figure with umbrella, French, 1860-1900

Human skin

1860-1900

Human skin, tattooed with female figure in national costume holding rose in right hand, French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with three birds on branch and clown's head, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

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

Human skin

1876

Human skin, tattooed with nude female figure, French, 19th century

Human skin

1801-1900

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