Hood, wet suit

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0436.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic [probably neoprene]

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 40.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This hood used in 1972.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ. USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPAL STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINENT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: To help retain body heat of wearer, and provide smooth surface over which other equipment may be layered. This hood used as an accessory or costume element.
Technical: This hood was worn by Jacques Cousteau for his 1972 portrait by Karsh.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: None.
Finish: Matt black synthetic [probably neoprene] hood has shallow waffle-weave texture on outside; bright blue backing.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Hood, wet suit, before 1973, Artifact no. 1999.0436, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0436.001/

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