Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2003.39.014 AB
Accession#:
2003.39
Credit Line:
Donated by the Juneau Icefield Research Project.
Object Name:
Pole, Ski
Title:
Pair of Non—Matching Bamboo Ski Poles
Date:
1945
Description:
Pair of unmatched ski poles with bamboo shafts, leather wrist leashes at top, and aluminum sleeves at bottom with painted steel spikes at end.
A — 46 inches by 7.5 inches by 7.5 inches. Basket at bottom made from double coil of wood tapered at ends and stapled in place. Webbing made from two crossed straps of leather intersecting center around pole and attaching around wood coil with rivet and staple. Top surface of leather is painted green.
B — 48 inches by 7 inches by 7 inches. Identical to "A", except bamboo shaft is thinner, basket aluminum instead of wood , and has three crossing straps of brown leather with rivets.
A — 46 inches by 7.5 inches by 7.5 inches. Basket at bottom made from double coil of wood tapered at ends and stapled in place. Webbing made from two crossed straps of leather intersecting center around pole and attaching around wood coil with rivet and staple. Top surface of leather is painted green.
B — 48 inches by 7 inches by 7 inches. Identical to "A", except bamboo shaft is thinner, basket aluminum instead of wood , and has three crossing straps of brown leather with rivets.
Notes:
See 3003.39.001
Search Terms:
Military
Sport
Glacier
Snow
Winter
T&E
Sport
Glacier
Snow
Winter
T&E
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