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Lavender antique blouse on a tan background Examining Body Proximity and “Sacredness” at/in Relation to Treblinka Extermination Camp Caroline Sturdy Colls Article
Child's nametag The Excavated Nametag of David Juda van der Velde Hannah Wilson Article
A worn, rusted metal identification tag with embossed text, held in an outstretched palm. The text reads: “Deddie” Zak”. Name tag of Dutch Holocaust victim David “Deddie” Zak Material Objects
A worn, rusted metal identification tag with embossed text. The text reads: “D. J. V/D PRES. BRA AMSTERD GEB. 21–”. The tag has a hole in the upper left corner and shows signs of corrosion and age. Nametag of David Juda van der Velde Material Objects
A gold ring engraved with Hebrew script on the inside and a small heart on the outside sits on a concrete surface next to a silver Star of David pendant. Gold wedding band and Star of David pendant Material Objects
A round gold pendant on a purple background with a ruler A Gold Pendant Found During Excavations in the Vicinity of the Old Gas Chambers at Treblinka Extermination Camp Material Objects
Rectangular unfinished bannerstone detail Rectangular unfinished bannerstone detail Material Objects
A double notched butterfly bannerstone On the Multiple Lives of Bannerstones: Indigenous North America 6,000 BCE to the Present Anna Blume Article
A ledger book depicting the sale and donation of bannerstones. American Museum of Natural History ledger book for the donation of bannerstones Material Objects
Diagram depicting different shapes of bannerstones. Bannerstone typology of twenty-four shapes Material Objects
Map of North Ameria which shows in shades of red the distribution of bannerstones across the country. Map of North America showing the distribution of bannerstones Material Objects
Shaded black and white diagrams of four bannerstones The first documentation of bannerstones by the Smithsonian in 1848 Material Objects