Clothes whip from Bergen Belsen
InventarnummerM2023/040
TitelClothes whip from Bergen Belsen
BeschreibungClothes whip found during the liberation of Bergen Belsen by British soldier, Ernest Brittain. The whip was produced by the German Reich Labor Service to remove dust from blankets, clothing and other fabrics.
Whilst intended for a soldiers kit, there is continued speculation of its use at the camps. Survivor of Buchenwald, Auschwitz and Buna, Jack Meister states; 'Kapos had sticks, anything they can find, to do the job for the Germans, to punish people, to hit.'
Whilst intended for a soldiers kit, there is continued speculation of its use at the camps. Survivor of Buchenwald, Auschwitz and Buna, Jack Meister states; 'Kapos had sticks, anything they can find, to do the job for the Germans, to punish people, to hit.'
Datum circa 1937
Objektbezeichnungweapons
Format
- length: 335.00 mm
Sprache
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Susan Brittain