hand print

Pressed palm evidence

A hand print is the impression left by a hand pressed against a surface—whether in paint, ink, mud, or other materials.

Children make hand prints as art projects; forensic investigators examine hand prints at crime scenes.

Cave paintings featuring ancient hand prints are among humanity's oldest artworks.

Also spelled handprint.

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clay · wet cement · paint · finger painting · cave · cave painting · prehistoric · toddler · artwork · pressed · whorls · identity · trace · mark · touch · fingers · thumb · cement

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Opposites
body part impression type

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Friction ridge impression

footprint · palm print · lip print

impression method

hand printphotograph

Image from a camera

digital signature · digital scan · shadow · DNA sample · projection

mark permanence

hand printerasure

Act of wiping away

clean slate · wiped clean

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G