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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 2010
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0089.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Retreat
LOCATION: China

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: pants
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dark green cotton and nylon fabric pants have metal zipper, snap closure and open grommets; Velcro closures on some pockets.

Dimensions

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

Length: 103.0 cm
Width: 50.0 cm
Height: 9.0 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: Unknown
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 for surface of lower body/ legs, and to provide additional warmth.
Technical: Work clothes (2 T-shirts and 2 pairs of pants purchased in Canada, and 2 shirts and 2 pairs of pants purchased in Haiti) show the difference in quality and durability between clothes purchased prior to the departure and clothes purchased during exploration work in Haiti. Explorers who work in remote locations and tropical climate need to invest in the right type of clothing that is durable (reinforced hem and stitching) yet relatively light, can be washed daily in cold water, and will dried quickly outdoors, and will offer maximum protection from the sun and rain. Before leaving Canada, Ralph bought inexpensive, but sturdy t-shirts and pants in Wal-Mart. The clothes seemed durable, but wore out very quickly, within just a few weeks, and were not comfortable to wear in the field. The clothing was not appropriate for this type of work and the tropical climate. Ralph was forced to invest in professional grade clothing, which he purchased in Haiti. The clothes purchased in Canada: brown t-shirt, made in Bangladesh (2014.0086.1); green George t-shirt (2014.0087.1), made in Bangladesh; Retreat pants, made in China (2014.0089.1); and 725 Originals pants (2014.0088.1), made in Bangladesh. [Ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "RETREAT" printed on tag sewn to inside of waistband. "SIZE/ 34/ LEG/ 34/ 70% COTTON/ 30% NYLON/ 59387/ MADE IN CHINA/ CA#00222", with French language text translations printed on one side of second tag sewn to inside of waistband; washing symbols and "MACHINE WASH/ IN COOL WATER/ GENTLE CYCLE/ DO NOT BLEACH/ TUMBLE DRY LOW/ DELICATE CYCLE/ IRON ON LOW" with French language text translations printed on reverse. "RETREAT" printed on label sewn on back of pants, over one pocket. "RETREAT/ R/ RETREAT" stamped into metal snap on pants front.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dark green cotton and nylon fabric pants have metal zipper, snap closure and open grommets; Velcro closures on some pockets.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Trousers, before 2010, Artifact no. 2014.0089, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0089.001/

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