Skirt worn by a Sinti Romani woman

Object | Accession Number: 1989.246.2

Date: use: 1920-1929
Classification: Clothing and Dress
Category: Women's clothing
Object Type: Skirts (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Melanie Keck Spitta

Physical Description: taffeta skirt
Dimensions: overall: Height: 52.000 inches (132.08 cm) | Width: 15.000 inches (38.1 cm) | Depth: 32.000 inches (81.28 cm)
Materials: overall : cotton
Topical Term: Romanies--Germany.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The skirt was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Melanie Keck Spitta.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:29:36
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Also in Melanie Keck Spitta collection

The collection consists of two skirts and a pair of shoes that were worn by a German Romani of the Sinti group before and during the Holocaust as well as 5 photographs depicting German Romanies.

Date: 1920-1939