Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The shoes were worn by a German Romani of the Sinti group before and during the Holocaust.
- Date
-
use:
1930-1939
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Melanie Keck Spitta
Physical Details
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
-
Footwear
- Object Type
-
Pumps (Shoes) (lcsh)
- Materials
- overall : leather
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Romanies--Germany.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The shoes were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Melanie Keck Spitta.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:29:36
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521473
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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
Melanie Keck Spitta papers
Document
The Melanie Keck Spitta papers consists of photographs of German Romanies belonging to the Sinti group.
