Human skin tattooed with badge

Made:
1850-1920 in France

Human skin tattooed with badge, dagger, Zouave and inscribed Sahara, Tonkin, French, 1850-1920, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A532
Materials:
skin, human
type:
human remains and tattoos
credit:
Wellcome Trust