Fencing mask, c1920

Object Type
Sporting equipment/Protective equipment/Mask/Fencing Mask
Date Used
1928
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Object Detail

Brief Description
Fencing mask believed to have been used at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Metal frame with wire mesh top and sides. The mask features leather trim around edges with padded leather headband inside the head space.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 350 W: 200 D: 250mm (H: 13 3/4 W: 7 7/8 D: 9 13/16")
Media/Materials
Metal
Wire
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1928; 1928; Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Associated Person
Date Used
1928
Location
In storage
Registration No
1995.3108.413
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Beverly Savige & Margaret Armitstead.

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