Apron bag given to a concentration camp survivor by a Sinti woman

Identifier
irn1131
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.311.3
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

The apron bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Melanie Keck Spitta.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Melanie Spitta

Scope and Content

Apron style patchwork pocket given to Mrs. Keck, the mother of Melanie Keck Spitta, during the 1950s by a Sinti girlfriend frm Germany. Mrs. Keck was a survivor of Bergen Belsen and other concentration camps.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Multi-colored rectangular cloth pouch with a vertical slit in the front and ties on both top corners to fasten it around the waist.

Subjects

  • Romanies--Clothing.
  • Women concentration camp inmates--Biography.
  • Concentration camp inmates--Biography.

Genre

  • Containers
  • Object
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