Gas mask with filter canister worn at demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri
date: label: Date
content: 2014
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Shalon Chemical Industries Ltd., Israeli, founded 1968
label: Worn by
content: Dr. William Jelani Cobb, American, born 1967
notes: label: Description
content: A Shalon Chemical Industries Ltd., adult model 4A1, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC), black, rubber gas mask (2016.122a), with a Type 80, NBC filter canister (2016.122b) worn by Dr. Jelani Cobb during demonstrations that took place in Ferguson, Missouri during the summer and fall of 2014. The mask has five (5) adjustable head straps with plastic buckles that secure the mask on the wearer behind the head, an interior seal, two (2) wide, plastic view lenses secured to the mask with screws, and a plastic voicemitter attached to the nose cup. There is a plastic hydration port on the proper right side of the mask with a metal clip at the base. The mask has a round, metal, beige, threaded filter canister. The exterior of the canister has twelve (12) molded spokes on the front and six (6) indentations on the back. The interior of the canister has a metal plate over a mesh metal screen. There is a printed series of numbers in black ink on the top of the filter canister and molded marks and stamps on the interior and exterior of the mask.
place: label: Place used
content: Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel, Middle East, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Violence
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Movement
content: Black Lives Matter
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. William Jelani Cobb
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.122ab
objectType: label: Type
content: gas masks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gas mask (a): rubber with plastic, metal and ink;
label: Medium
content: filter canister (b):paint on metal with charcoal and fiberglass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2016.122ab - Gas Mask with Filter Cartridge): 7 7/8 × 6 5/16 × 12 5/8 in. (20 × 16 × 32 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2016.122a - Gas Mask): 10 5/8 × 6 5/16 × 11 in. (27 × 16 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2016.122b - Gas Mask Filter Cartridge): 4 3/16 × 4 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (10.6 × 10.6 × 7 cm)