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Shoes

Object | Accession Number: 1989.246.9 a-b
1989.246.9_a-b front Shoes Click to enlarge 1989.246.9_b front Shoes Click to enlarge 1989.246.9_a front Shoes Click to enlarge

The shoes were worn by a German Romani of the Sinti group before and during the Holocaust.

Date
use:  1930-1939
Classification
Dress Accessories
Category
Footwear
Object Type
Pumps (Shoes) (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Melanie Keck Spitta

About This Object

Materials
overall : leather

Keywords and Subjects

Topical Term
Romanies--Germany.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The shoes were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Melanie Keck Spitta.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:20:51
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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.

Skirt worn by a Sinti Romani woman

Skirt worn by a Sinti Romani woman

Object

The skirt was worn by a German Romani of the Sinti group.

Skirt worn by a Sinti Romani woman

Skirt worn by a Sinti Romani woman

Object

The skirt was worn by a German Romani of the Sinti group.

Apron

Apron

Object

The apron was worn by a German Romani of the Sinti group.

Melanie Keck Spitta papers

Document

The Melanie Keck Spitta papers consists of photographs of German Romanies belonging to the Sinti group.

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