Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

SCHNOOKIE MASCOT

Date

1996

Materials

PAPER, COTTON, NYLON, VINYL, RUBBER, STEEL

No. Pieces

14

Description

1. HEAD: 50CM (D) SPHERICAL HEAD MADE OF PRESSED CARDBOARD COVERED IN WHITE COTTON FUR. HEAD IS IMITATION OF A SNOWMAN'S HEAD WITH TWO LARGE EYES, A RUBBER CARROT NOSE AND SEVEN BLACK DOTS AT BOTTOM FORMING A MOUTH. HEAD HAS TWO EARS MADE OF SAME MATERIAL SEWN TO SIDES. ALSO HAS TWO BLACK FUR EYEBROWS. TOP OF HEAD HAS FOUR NYLON STRAPS WITH VELCRO ENDS FOR ATTACHING HAT. BOTTOM OF HEAD HAS MOLDED CURVES TO FIT OVER SHOULDER AND THICK FOAM PADS ARE MOUNTED ON THE INSIDE OF HEAD FOR COMFORT. AT INSIDE BACK OF HEAD A BATTERY OPERATED FAN IS MOUNTED TO KEEP OCCUPANT COOL. AT LOWER INSIDE BACK OF HEAD A BLACK NYLON LABEL HAS BEEN GLUED WHICH READS "ABOUT FACE MASCOTS LTD. 448-9475 EDMONTON, ALBERTA". RUBBER NOSE IS BENT. 2. BODY SUIT: 80CM (L) X 55CM (D) HOOPED VEST. VEST IS MADE OF WHITE POROUS NYLON SEWN AROUND FOAM PADDING. VEST HAS THREE RINGS OF GREY PLASTIC TUBING TO SUPPORT AND GIVE SHAPE TO VEST. TUBES CLOSE OVER BRASS COLLARS AND VEST HAS WHITE PLASTIC ZIPPER TO CLOSE FRONT. SEWN INSIDE LEFT SHOULDER IS GREEN NYLON LABEL WITH "ABOUT FACE MASCOTS LTD. 448-9475 EDMONTON, ALBERTS" EMBROIDERED ON IT. 3. INNER VEST: 105CM (L) X 32CM (W) GREEN NYLON CHASUBLE STYLE VEST. RECTANGULAR PIECE OF NYLON HAS OVAL HOLE CUT IN CENTER TO FIT OVER HEAD. AT ENDS OF VEST WHICH BECOME BOTTOM, THERE ARE TWO NYLON STRAPS WITH VELCRO ON END TO FASTEN VEST SHUT. ON INSIDE LINING OF VEST ARE FOUR RECTANGULAR POCKETS WITH VELCRO TABS TO SHUT THEM WITH. THESE POCKETS HOLD TEMPERATURE CONTROL PACKS. SEWN TO ONE POCKET IS GREEN LABEL WITH "ABOUT FACE MASCOTS LTD. 448-9475 EDMONTON, ALBERTA" EMBOIDERED ON IT. 4. OUTER VEST: TURQUOISE BLUE NYLON VEST THAT FITS ON OUTSIDE OF MASCOT'S BODY. VEST IS 60CM ACROSS AT SHOULDERS, 90CM AT WAIST AND 60CM TALL. VEST IS TANK TOP STYLE WITH OPEN BACK. HAS TWO SEWN RECTANGULAR HOLES AT CHEST AND TWO IN BACK AT SHOULDER BLADES. SEWN TO CHEST IN BLACK STENCIL SHAPED LETTERS IS "SCHNOOKIE". ABOUT FACE MASCOTS LABEL IS SEWN TO INSIDE FRONT COLLAR. 5. BELT: 200CM (L) X 7CM (W) YELLOW BELT WITH VELCRO FASTENERS. BELT HAS WHITE VINYL BACKING THAT LOOKS LIKE LEATHER WITH YELLOW NYLON FRONT SEWN TO IT. HAS VELCRO TABS AT ENDS TO FASTEN AND ON INSIDE TO SECURE IT TO COSTUME. AT MIDDLE OF BELT IS BLUE NYLON ARCH WITH "1996" SEWN IN BLACK NYLON LETTERS. ON BELT, ALSO SEWN IN BLACK NYLON LETTERS IS "WINTER GAMES". 6. JUMP SUIT: 175CM (T) X 60CM (W) JUMP SUIT MADE OUT OF WHITE COTTON FUR MATERIAL. SUIT HAS WHITE PLASTIC ZIPPER OPENING AT BACK. SLEEVES ARE STRAIGHT CUT AND PANT CUFFS HAVE ELASTIC NYLON STRAPS. SEWN AROUND NECK ARE FOUR BLACK PLASTIC CLIPS FOR FASTENING HEAD TO BODY. HAS TWO VELCRO PATCHES SEWN AROUND WAIST AREA. ABOUT FACE MASCOTS LABEL IS SEWN INSIDE OF COLLAR. EACH SLEEVE HAS ELASTIC NYLON STRAP SEWN IN A LOOP AT CUFF. JUMP SUIT HAS SIMPLE WHITE COTTON LINING. 7. MITTENS: ONE PAIR OF BLUE MITTENS WITH YELLOW CUFFS. EACH MITT MEASURES 31CM (L) X18.5CM (W). EACH MITT IS TIGHT KNIT WOOL WITH GREY COTTON LINING. 8. TOQUE: 80CM (T) X 50CM (W) BLUE AND YELLOW WOOL TOQUE. HAT IS CONICAL IN SHAPE WITH HORIZONTAL STRIPES OF YELLOW, BLUE AND TURQUOISE BLUE. AT TOP OF TOQUE IS TURQUOISE BLUE WOOL POM-POM. WEAVED INTO WOOL IN BLACK VERTICALLY ON TOQUE IS "SCHNOOKIE". INSIDE OF TOQUE IS SUPPORTED WITH BLUE FOAM IMPLANTS. 4 BLACK PLASTIC CLIPS ARE GLUED AROUND EDGE OF HAT ON FOAM TO FASTEN IT TO HEAD. ONE FOAM HAS "HEAD #2" HAND-PRINTED ON IT. ABOUT FACE MASCOTS LABEL IS GLUED TO INSIDE OF HAT. 9. BOOTS: ONE PAIR OF BLUE FOAM BOOTS. EACH IS 36.5CM (T) X 39CM (L) X 21.5CM(W). EACH BOOT HAS BLACK RIDGED RUBBER SOLES WITH BLACK RUBBER EDGING THAT FASTENS IT TO BOOT. EACH BOOT IS THICK FOAM WITH TURQUOISE BLUE NYLON COVERING AND DARK BLUE WOOL TOPS. DOWN CENTER LINE OF BOOT IS 7.5CM WIDE YELLOW STRIP WITH BLACK LACES CRISS-CROSSED. 10. CHARGING ADAPTER: 5.9CM X 5CM X 4CM BLACK PLASTIC BOX WITH TWO STEEL BLADES THAT HAVE SMALL HOLES IN END. ON TOP IS LOWERED SQUARE AREA WITH BLACK LABEL THAT HAS WHITE WRITING WHICH READS "MODE PLUG-IN CLASS 2 TRANSFORMER". ALSO HAS "UL" INSIDE CIRCLE AND "SA" INSIDE "C" AND "MODEL NO. DV-1250 LR19916" WITH "PART NO. 68-125-1". ALSO HAS ELECTRICAL INFORMATION. AT BOTTOM LEFT IS "MADE IN CHINA". ON BACK "CAUTION INDOOR USE ONLY" IS RAISED FROM PLASTIC AND "1294" IS STAMPED BENEATH IT. 181.5CM BLACK AND WHITE PLASTIC COVERED CORD IS ATTACHED TO BOX. AT END OF CORD IS GREEN AND WHITE PLASTIC COVERED TWO PINNED PLUG. 11. BAG: 71.5CM X 71CM X 60.5CM GREEN NYLON BAG. BAG HAS 118.5CM WHITE PLASTIC ZIPPER WITH TWO STEEL CLOSING TAGS. BAG IS SINGLE PIECE WITH TWO SIDES SEWN TO IT. ON SIDES ARE TWO LONG LENGTHS OF GREY VINYL STRAPPING. THE ENDS ARE SEWN TO SIDE OF BAGS CREATING TWO LOOP STRAPS. ONE STRAP HAS ABOUT FACE MASCOTS LABEL SEWN TO IT. 12. INSTRUCTION SHEET: SINGLE WHITE SHEET PRINTED WITH BLUE INK. HAS PICTURE OF DOG AND RABBIT AT TOP, AND "BE WISE PLAN AHEAD" AS LEADER SENTENCE. FOLLOWS WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF MASCOT. WATER DAMAGED.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

SPORTS

History

MASCOT COSTUME WAS USED IN THE 1996 CANADA WINTER GAMES WHICH WERE HELD IN LETHBRIDGE. THE NAME SCHNOOKIE IS TAKEN FROM THE WORD "CHINOOK".

Catalogue Number

P19960054002

Acquisition Date

1996-05

Collection

Museum

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