Chess set made of bread

Chess was made of bread, which was collected by Slovenian prisoners in the Italian prison in Venice in July and August 1943. It was made by prisoner Marjan Hrženjak, later a cinematographer in Črnomlje.

Place of origin: Venice, Italy
Date of creation: 1943
Date of acquisition: 1952
Collection: objects from prisons and camps
Inventory number: Mo-1808
Dimensions: figures, 3cm, box 24x12cm
Material: wood

Šah iz kruha, ki ga je izdelal Marjan Hrženjak v beneških zaporih_1943

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