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Human skin tattooed with figures of women, France, 1880-1920
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Human skin tattooed with figures of women, France, 1880-1920
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Tattooed with the images of two women with bare legs and arms, this piece of human skin was purchased by one of Henry Wellcome’s collecting agents, Captain Johnston-Saint, in June 1929 from Dr Villette, a Parisian surgeon. Villette worked in military hospitals and collected and preserved hundreds of samples from the autopsies of French soldiers. In the late 1800s, tattoos were often seen as markers of criminal tendencies, or ‘primitiveness’. Medical men tried to interpret common images and symbols. Tattoos were also used as a tool for identification, a practice that continues today.

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Place made: France

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Keywords: tattoo; Criminology; human remains; post mortem
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A553
  • Photo number: L0057041
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