Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Replica of the type of sandals worn by Evelyn Romanowsky, her sister and her father in the forests around Lachva, Poland (now Lakhva, Belarus). They were called lapti and were made from the reed bark and worn over cloth bindings wrapped with strings and wound around the foot and leg.
- Geography
-
creation:
New Jersey
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Evelyn Romanowsky Ripp
Physical Details
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Footwear
- Object Type
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Sandals (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a. Left sandal made with interwoven strips of bark and with string to thread through openings and wind around the foot and leg when worn with rag wrappings.
b. Left sandal made with interwoven strips of bark and with string to thread through openings and wind around the foot and leg when worn with rag wrappings. - Dimensions
- a: Height: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
b: Height: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) - Materials
- overall : wood, string
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The replica sandals were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Evelyn Romanowsky Ripp.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 20:13:56
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn600714
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