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World Surfboard Riding Contest 1970 competitor's jacket
World Surfboard Riding Contest 1970 competitor's jacket

World Surfboard Riding Contest 1970 competitor's jacket

Date1970
Object number00026675
NameJacket
MediumSynthetic
DimensionsOverall: 505 x 670 mm
Copyright© Jantzen Diving Girl logo Skye Group
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionWorld Surfboard Riding Contest 1970 competitor's jacket made by Jantzen for the American team. On the left chest is an embroidered patch featuring a man surfing and the map of Australia with text reading '5th World Surfboard Riding Contest, Victoria, Australia, Lorne, Torquay, Bells Beach, 1970'.SignificanceThis material is representative of Australian surfboard design and surfing memorabila in Australia in the 1960s and 1960s. This was a period when the professional surfing ciruit was in its infancy and surfers such as Midget Farrelly and George Greenough were consolidating their reputations as significantt board designers.