French Tattooed Hand Mannequin: Angel & Heart

A wooden hand with a sacred heart and an angel inked on its skin.

This tattooed hand mannequin was made in France in the 20th century of wood with pigment. Hand and arm models like this were commonly made as artist’s or glove-maker’s forms, with jointed fingers. Here a flaming heart sits in the palm and a winged angel climbs the forearm, drawn in brown ink lines. Small letters appear on the fingers and near the wrist. The wood is a pale honey tone, with a round, turned base to stand on.

About 16 inches tall. It waves back at your guests in a quietly alarming way.