ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 6

Wall Hangings, Hairs and The Holocaust
Gorski, A
Microscopist, Optical Microscopy Laboratory, DIFS, Israel Police National Headquarters,

Sheffer, A
Consultant, Ancient Textiles,

Zamir, A
Forensic Biologists, Forensic Biology Laboratory, Division of Identification and Forensic Science (DIFS), Israel Police National Headquarters,

Granger-Taylor, H
Textile Historian, The British Museum, Dept. of Egyptian Antiquities,

Salmon, I
Director, Yad Vashem Art Museum,

Brauner, P
Forensic Biologists, Forensic Biology Laboratory, Division of Identification and Forensic Science (DIFS), Israel Police National Headquarters,

(Received 15 November 1993; accepted 16 December 1993)

Abstract

Two wall hangings, from the time of the Second World War, were reportedly made from human hair. Laboratory examination of the hangings confirmed this fact. Fibers, holding the wall hangings together, and the weave of the hangings were also examined. Results and implications of the findings are discussed.

Keywords:
Last Word Society, hair, The Holocaust, wall hangings, fibers, weaving

Paper ID: JFS13694J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13694J
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