Human skin, tattooed with military badge, French, 1860-1900. Tattoo - black outlined five point star within a crescent moon, with the symbols 'I.Z' (or '1.Z') beneath. Linework is smooth, showing some skill, but not a consistent thickness. Skin - grey-white colouration with some reddish-coloured stains at right edge. A thin milky residue covers most of the skin, which is transparent where the residue is absent. Trapezius shape, thin cross-section.
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A819
- Materials:
- Skin, Human
- type:
- human remains and tattoo
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
