General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

T-shirt

Patents

N/A

General Description

Round neck cotton knit T-shirt decorated with brown, green and brown pattern of leaves and trees.

Dimensions

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

Length

71.0 cm

Width

56.0 cm

Height

N/A

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

Port

Country

United States of America

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 torso, and provide additional warmth.

Technical

The donor received this T-shirt from one of the locals. The donor’s shirt got damaged in the field and he was forced to remove it. One of the locals noticed this and gave Ralph his own T-shirt to prevent dehydration and sunburns. A gesture of friendship, but also a symbol of the project’s good community relations. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"adidas" and shoe logo decorate T-shirt front. "REALTREE/ hardwoods©" printed within oval background in multiple locations on fabric. "PORT/ and/ COMPANY" printed on tag sewn inside neckline, at back. "100% PRESHRUNK COTTON/ USA MADE COMPONENTS ASSEMBLED IN HAITI/ CARE ON REVERSE", "ADULT L" and "Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors./ Only non-chlorine bleach, when needed./ Tumble dry medium. Medium/hot iron./ Do not iron decoration." printed on tag, with Spanish and French text translations. Washing symbols also printed on this tag.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Round neck cotton knit T-shirt decorated with brown, green and brown pattern of leaves and trees.

Decoration

Adidas logo incorporating sport shoe with three stripes decorates shirt front.