Snowboard with boots attached and crutch rig made by Buddy Elias
Object Details
- date made
- 2016
- user
- Elias, Buddy
- maker
- Elias, Buddy
- Description (Brief)
- Snowboard with boots attached and crutch rig made by Buddy Elias from equipment he had on hand and from items purchased from a local hardware store.
- In 2000, Buddy Elias lost his leg below the knee to Buergers Disease, an inflammatory disease of the blood vessels which can lead to reduced circulation in the extremities. A recreational snowboarder and skateboarder, Elias did not stop participating in the sports he loved but chose to adapt his snowboard equipment to fit his changing physical needs. Elias is now a double amputee using a wheelchair to grind curbs as if it were a skateboard. Elias plans to get back to his extreme sports as soon as he is able and will adapt his equipment further to satisfy his urge to play.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- name of sport
- Snowboarding
- level of sport
- Adaptive Sports
- recreational
- web subject
- Disabilities
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Credit Line
- Buddy Elias
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2016.0087.01.1
- accession number
- 2016.0087
- catalog number
- 2016.0087.01.1
- Object Name
- snowboard, adaptive sports
- Adaptive snowboard
- Physical Description
- fiberglass (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- fabric (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 58 in x 11 in x 13 in; 147.32 cm x 27.94 cm x 33.02 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmah_1805499
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