Doll made at Bergen Belsen
Object numberM2022/020:003
TitleDoll made at Bergen Belsen
DescriptionTraditionally dressed cloth doll with painted face made in Bergen Belsen, circa 1945.
Part of a collection of four dolls dressed in Polish folk costume made by refugees in Bergen Belsen DP (displaced persons) camp, and gifted to British Red Cross nurses Mrs Thompson, Miss Johnson and Miss Smith (later Mrs Bailey).
Part of a collection of four dolls dressed in Polish folk costume made by refugees in Bergen Belsen DP (displaced persons) camp, and gifted to British Red Cross nurses Mrs Thompson, Miss Johnson and Miss Smith (later Mrs Bailey).
Production placeBergen-Belsen concentration camp
Production date 1945 - 1945
Production periodWorld War II (1939-1945)
Subjectconcentration camps, liberation, toys, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, rehabilitation centres
Object namedolls
Materialfibres
Dimensions
- width: 235.00 mm
height: 480.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection


