Lampshade bought at car-boot sale is made from human skin

Car boot lampshade made from human skin | The Sun |Features

AT first glance it looks like any tatty old lampshade - the sort that are gathering dust in houses all over the world.....

 

That is so sad Nigel, not just the making of it or the owning of it, but also the fact that so many people have tried to duplicate/fake the items over the years. Mostly for profit I'm sure. Thanks (I guess) for posting this, I wonder what will become of this item?

 

I remember a similar story about ten or so years ago with IIRC a tobacco pouch - unfortunately don't remember what happened to it - it's a very difficult thing to decide - whether you treat it as an historical artifact for the purpose of remembrance or as human remains for burial. Not sure at all what would be most appropriate here.