Producer unknown to us
“Pioneer” scarf
Asia, North Korea
20th century
Silk
Gift to Erich Honecker (1st Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED) during his state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1986–87
Handed over to the museum by the SED's Central Committee in 1987
OAs 18453
This scarf (part of the official uniform of the North Korean communist youth organization) was probably presented to Erich Honecker – or tied around his neck – by a representative of the youth organization during his state visit to the Democratic People's Republic Korea.
Dietmar Grundmann