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Shirt - Elga Kivicka, Latvian Costume, Embroidered, Linen, Merberka, Germany, circa 1945
Reg. No: SH 980212
- Summary:
- Embroidered linen shirt, part of a traditional Latvian costume, made by Mrs Elga Kivicka, circa 1945, in Merberka, Germany. Elga owned a loom similar to the Apinis Loom, which was also made by fellow survivors of the Second World War, in a displaced persons camp in Germany with wood scavenged from bombed-out ruins.
- Description:
- Embroidered Linen Shirt, with a traditional Latvian embroidery in red around the shoulders.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Anita Apinis-Herman, 1998
| Discipline: | History |
More information
| Tagged with: | traditional costumes, wars conflicts, world war ii 1939-1945, immigration, displaced persons, latvian communities, latvian immigration, weaving, looms, skirts |
| Themes this item is part of: | Migration Collection, Clothing & Textiles Collection |
| Primary Classification: | CULTURAL IDENTITY |
| Secondary Classification: | Ethnicity - Clothing |
| Tertiary Classification: | regional costume |
| Maker: | Mrs Elga Kivicka, Merberka, Germany, circa 1945 |
| Place & Date Used: | Merberka, Germany, circa 1945 |
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