Dumas, Margaux

Witnesses to absence. Tissue samples in claims sent to the Service de restitution des biens des victimes des lois et mesures de spoliation - 2024.


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Through a study of the materiality of the archives, and in particular of the fabric samples that sometimes accompanied the restitution claims, this article aims to shed light on the Nazi spoliation processes, the Möbel-Aktion in particular, and the organisation of restitutions by the Service de restitution des biens des victimes des lois et mesures de spoliation.