General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

DVD case

Patents

N/A

General Description

Synthetic black case has finely wrinkled texture finish, inside and out; thin clear synthetic cover on case exterior; paper insert bears colour illustration and text.

Dimensions

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

Length

19.1 cm

Width

13.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably used 2010 to 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 identify, contain and protect contents when not in use.

Technical

Prospectors spent long periods of time in remote exploration camps with little entertainment. They will often pick up cheap copies of movies, which they can pass around or exchange for other movies to watch during their time off. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"DVD/ [logo]" appears inside case. "MARVEL STUDIOS/ THOR", "2011", "MARVEL" and "07.04.11/ THOR HAMMER" printed on cover insert.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Synthetic black case has finely wrinkled texture finish, inside and out; thin clear synthetic cover on case exterior; paper insert bears colour illustration and text.

Decoration

Copy of movie poster decorates case cover.