Crutch rig attached to a snowboard made by Buddy Elias
date: label: date made
content: 2016
name: label: user
content: Elias, Buddy
label: maker
content: Elias, Buddy
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Metal crutch with a gray circular arm holder and a black plastic handle mid way down the crutch for gripping. The crutch had a yellow foam sleeve taped just under the handle and covering the end of the crutch which is inserted into the right boot which is attached to the snowboard, 2016.0087.01.1. The crutch is then secured with an adjustable red packing strap which gives extra support to the crutch rig.
label: Description (Brief)
content: In 2000, Buddy Elias lost his leg below the knee to Buergers Disease, an inflammatory disease of the blood vessels which can lead to reduced circulation in the extremities. A recreational snowboarder and skateboarder, Elias did not stop participating in the sports he loved but chose to adapt his snowboard equipment to fit his changing physical needs. Elias is now a double amputee using a wheelchair to grind curbs as if it were a skateboard. Elias plans to get back to his extreme sports as soon as he is able and will adapt his equipment further to satisfy his urge to play.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Snowboarding
label: level of sport
content: Adaptive Sports
label: level of sport
content: recreational
label: web subject
content: Disabilities
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: See more items in
content: Sports & Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Buddy Elias
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0087.01.2
label: accession number
content: 2016.0087
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0087.01.2
objectType: label: Object Name
content: crutch rig, adaptive sports
label: Object Name
content: crutch rig
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: foam (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 3/4 in x 6 in x 3 1/2 in; 90.805 cm x 15.24 cm x 8.89 cm