Replica of a pair of sandals like those worn by a Jewish Polish family in hiding

Identifier
irn600714
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.457.1 a-b
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

a: Height: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)

b: Height: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)

Archival History

The replica sandals were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Evelyn Romanowsky Ripp.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Evelyn Romanowsky Ripp

Scope and Content

Replica of the type of sandals worn by Evelyn Romanowsky, her sister and her father in the forests around Lachva, Poland (now Lakhva, Belarus). They were called lapti and were made from the reed bark and worn over cloth bindings wrapped with strings and wound around the foot and leg.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

a. Left sandal made with interwoven strips of bark and with string to thread through openings and wind around the foot and leg when worn with rag wrappings. b. Left sandal made with interwoven strips of bark and with string to thread through openings and wind around the foot and leg when worn with rag wrappings.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.