Bertlemann Prototype Skate Deck
date: label: date made
content: 2008
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Bertlemann prototype skate deck for Gravity Skateboards. This deck was designed with famous Native Hawaiian surfer Lawrence Kaaua Mehau Bertlemann's surfboard signature fishtail. Bertlemann's surfing style inspired generations of skaters, especially the Z-Boys who coined the term "Bert Slide" to name their low, crouching skateboard stance. Black top panel and natural wood band with brand name "GRAVITY SKATEBOARDS." Underside: outer edge panels of natural wood with two inner panels in red with white, yellow, and orange. LB logo at bottom right. Left natural panel reads "GRAVITY SKATEBOARDS' and right natural panel reads "LARRY BERTLEMANN 33." Medallion in the middle of the underside panel features a surfer riding a wave. Signed by Larry Bertlemann. According to the donor, Bertlemann's achievement's in both skating and surfing continue to impact and guide the present generation.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0133.08
label: accession number
content: 2019.0133
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0133.08
objectType: label: Object Name
content: skate deck
label: Object Name
content: skatedeck
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 1/2 in x 9 5/16 in x 1 5/16 in; 82.55 cm x 23.622 cm x 3.302 cm