Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Accordian which belonged to Gheorge Cioba, a Romanian Romani, from 1942-1945. This accordian stayed with Gheorge Cioaba from 1942-1945.
- Date
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approximately 1920-1929
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
- Contributor
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Subject:
Gheorge Cioaba
- Biography
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Gheorge Cioaba was a Bulibasha, a chief of the Romanian nomadic group Calderai. He was deported to Transnistria in 1942 where he was in "Trei Duble, Burilovka and Kransianka."
Physical Details
- Classification
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Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Musical instruments
- Object Type
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Button-key accordion (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a. Accordion with gray mother of pearl case work, and 15 mother of pearl whole note keys, 10 sharp/flat keys, and 12 buttons.
b. case - Dimensions
- a: Height: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Depth: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm)
b: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 15.000 inches (38.1 cm) | Depth: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) - Materials
- overall : wood, plastic, paper, mother of pearl, leather, metal, cloth, adhesive
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The accordian was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:12
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1155
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Date: 1942-1945
Red shirt worn by a Romanian Romani
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Multiprint shirt worn by a Romanian Romani
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Necklace worn by a Romanian Romani woman
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Small pot used by a Romanian Romani as an advertisement for larger pots
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Pot used by a Romanian Roma
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Large pot used by a Romanian Romani as a distilling device for making peasant brandy
Object
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