Handcrafted wooden double dished set etched Dachau KZ
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.275 inches (5.779 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
Archival History
The container was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by the Estate of Robert L. White.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Robert L. White
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Handcrafted wooden set with two shallow bowls attached to a circular handle etched Dachau KZ to commemorate Dachau concentration camp. Dachau was the first concentration camp established by the Nazi government in 1933, originally for political prisoners. Over time, other groups were interned at Dachau, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma, homosexuals, repeat criminal offenders, and Jews. The SS used it as the training center for SS concentration camp guards. It was divided into two parts: the concentration camp and the crematorium for the disposal of the bodies of inmates who died at the camp. The camp was liberated by United States forces on April 29, 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two small, flat-bottomed, shallow, turned light brown wooden bowls adhered on either side of a thin, upright, turned light brown wooden circle that rests slightly higher than the bases of the bowls. Near the top of the circular center piece is a circular hole, 1 inch diameter, to act as a handle for moving the set. The center piece has text etched on either side.
center piece, one side, with hole between letters, etched : K Z center piece, one side, etched : DACHAU
Subjects
- Handicraft--History.
Genre
- Household Utensils
- Object