The comb was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Melanie Keck Spitta.
Brown comb with two-dimensional silver rose embedded into upper portion; two teeth; horn or plastic, silver;
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overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Depth: 2.010 inches (5.105 cm)
The hair comb belonged to an unnamed Sinti woman. The woman who owned this comb was a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The comb was safeguarded by her family while she was in the camps.
Hair comb worn by a German Sinti woman