Red shirt worn by a Romanian gypsy
- Date
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1942-1945
(use)
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Men's clothing
- Object Type
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Shirts, Men's (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
The shirt was made in Felias and worn on special occasions by Gheorge Cioaba, between the years 1942-45.
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Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:23:20
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Also in Romanian Gypsy collection
The collection consists of items used by Romanian Gypsies.
Date: 1942-1945
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Object
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Accordian which belonged to a Romanian Gypsy
Object
Accordian which belonged to Gheorge Cioba, a Romanian Gypsy, from 1942-1945. This accordian stayed with Gheorge Cioaba from 1942-1945.
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Object
Traditionally worn on the vest, this brooch is a symbol of power of the Bulibasha, the chief of Calderai, a Romanian nomadic gypsy group.
Headband (Sihon) worn by a Romanian Gypsy woman
Object
This item was with Lucia Cioaba during 1942-1945. The headband is a typical accessory for unmarried Romanian Gypsy girls. Married women wore scarves.
Necklace worn by a Romanian Gypsy woman
Object
This item was with Lucia Cioaba during 1942-1945. The necklace is a typical accessory worn by an unmarried Romanian Gypsy girl.
Small pot used by a Romanian Gypsy as an advertisement for larger pots
Object
Belonged to Toma Racloro, a Romanian Roma. When he was deported from Baranesti (near Slatina) to Transnistria in 1942, he left some cookware with a Romanian peasant. Toma died; after 1945, his wife got the pots back from the peasant.
Pot used by a Romanian Gypsy
Object
Belonged to Toma Racloro, a Romanian Roma. When he was deported from Baranesti (near Slatina) to Transnistria in 1942, he left some cookware with a Romanian peasant. Toma died; after 1945, his wife got the pots back from the peasant.
Large pot used by a Romanian Gypsy as a distilling device for making peasant brandy
Object
Belonged to Toma Racloro, a Romanian Roma. When he was deported from Baranesti (near Slatina) to Transnistria in 1942, he left some cookware with a Romanian peasant. Toma died; after 1945, his wife got the pots back from the peasant. This pot was used as a distilling device to make, tuca, a prune brandy.
