General Information

Serial #

1012-2802

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

rainpants

Patents

N/A

General Description

Dull dark green polypropylene pull-on style pants have elasticised waist; off-white woven texture lining.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

107.5 cm

Width

57.0 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Frogg

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably purchased/used between 2010 and 2013.

Canada

Item from comprehensive collection of tools and technologies used by a Canadian prospector, who worked in the exploration division of Newmont Mining Corporation in Haiti between 2010 and 2013. This collection reflects three aspects of the modern Canadian mining, crucial to the understanding of this sector: mobility of the workforce, ethnicity in the workforce, and globalization. The mining workforce has been highly mobile on both community and individual levels. Entire towns formed around mining operations and died or changed their character when the resources were exhausted. Mining professionals, especially in the field of mineral exploration, work in various often remote locations around the globe, and cover long distances in their daily work. The items donated to the Museum well represent the type of tools and technologies necessary to working outdoors, in remote locations, and a tropical climate. Ethnicity continues to play a role in the sector’s hiring practices. In this particular case, an employer looked for a recent graduate, bilingual prospector, educated in Canada, who could also communicate in Haitian-Creole. A set of hiring criteria in mining is often very specific and difficult to meet by Canadian graduates, but essential to succeeding in exploration projects conducted abroad. Donated artifacts reflect Haitian-Creole cultural context of Newmont operations. [Ref. 1]

Function

To offer wearer limited protection from moisture, especially rain.

Technical

Breathable rainwear features patented tri-laminate micro-porous fabric and high-tech ultrasonic seams. Very light, rolls into a pouch. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Logo and "DRIDUCKS" printed on fabric tag sewn inside waistband. Logo and " frogg toggs®/ Outer wear/ froggtoggs.com;/ (800) 349-1835/ 100% polypropylene/ Made in China/ L/ OVER FOR CARE" and "Hand or machine wash/ cold water. Drip dry/ only./ Do not heat dry or/ dry clean: Avoid open/ flame or other ignition/ sources. Oil or alcohol/ based products cause/ permanent stains." printed on separate tag sewn inside waistline. "STYLE # DS1204-09/ LOT #1012-2802/ NO. 00001344" printed on separate tag sewn inside waistline.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Dull dark green polypropylene pull-on style pants have elasticised waist; off-white woven texture lining.

Decoration

DriDucks logo features oversize stylized grey & white umbrella over orange lower torso and webbed feet. froggtoggs logo features single stylized webbed foot.