Object Details
Description (Brief)
White wooden laminate, Hammerhead double kick skateboard deck designed by Christian Hosoi in the 1980s. Hosoi is a professional skateboarder who was first sponsored by Powell Peralta in 1979. He left Powell to join Dogtown but after Dogtown went bust he joined Sims Skateboards. Hosoi skated vert with a grace and style that blew his competitors away. He formed his own company in 1984 and developed this Hammerhead design deck as his signature pro model. The cut aways at the top and bottom of the deck allowed for the grabs he was doing while riding vert and became instantly recognizable as an Hosoi board leading the new craze of deck design.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
198
mid 1980s
1985
ID Number
2016.0349.01
accession number
2016.0349
catalog number
2016.0349.01
Object Name
skate deck
skatedeck
skate deck
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 30 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 78.105 cm x 26.67 cm x 4.445 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport
skateboarding
level of sport
Professional
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1823354