Skate deck used by transgender skater, Cher Strauberry

Object Details

Description (Brief)

Skateboard is maple wood laminate and was used by transgender skater, Cher Strauberry is one of two pieces. This piece is the larger of the two pieces and there is a rough edge with exposed wood where the board was cracked in half while Strauberry was performing a trick. Strauberry is a transgender skater celebrating her first signature deck made by her friend, Stevil Kinevil. He said he made the board, “to celebrate her as a talented skateboarder, but additionally to recognize and honor the diversity of the community who frequents the parking lot where we first met, and spend time together on a weekly basis.” He relates how “transgender skaters haven’t been a visible component in our community until recently” which he wanted to celebrate through this board.

Strauberry describes the board she donated to the museum, “This was the first cher skateboard I ever set up, I went out filming with my friends from unity skateboards, we went to the Oakland California city hall building there's a set of stairs right outside the front of the building and I was doing a back side heelflip down them, 6 big steps, I've landed the trick before and also broke my board on that exact trick too! I tried it five times and broke the nose off on the last try, I was filming my best friend Mae after and she broke her ankle on the same stairs, the rest of the day was spent in the ER, her with her broken foot and me holding what was left of the first Cher board.”

Location

Currently not on view

2018

ID Number

2019.0038.01.2

accession number

2019.0038

catalog number

2019.0038.01.2

Object Name

skatedeck

skateboard

Physical Description

wood, maple (overall material)

grip tape (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 25 in x 9 in x 1 3/4 in; 63.5 cm x 22.86 cm x 4.445 cm

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Sports & Leisure

National Museum of American History

subject

skateboarding

LGBTQ

Transgender

Record ID

nmah_1918278

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-e043-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa