Maison Martin Margiela Tabi Ice Skates
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“Gemini” by H. R. Giger.
From his “Zodiac Signs” series.
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A papercraft commission to celebrate the client's return to figure skating! The shape in the background is a rendition of their old rink; I thought the white-on-white look would both form a nice contrast with the black skates, and also (since the background white paper is slightly shimmery) evoke the look of white skating lines left on the ice. ⛸️
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Bronze Age ice skates with bone blades discovered in China
Archaeologists in China have unearthed 3,500-year-old ice skates crafted from animal bone in the country's western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a mountainous area that some archaeologists think was the birthplace of skiing.
These ice skates, the oldest ever found in China, were made from the bones of oxen and horses, according to a translated statement. They were found in a tomb in the Gaotai Ruins, about 240 miles (385 kilometers) west of the regional capital Ürümqi, archaeologists with the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous regional government said at a news event on Feb. 27.
It's not known if the skates were used for hunting or for regular travel. They consist of a straight piece of bone with holes at both ends so they could be strapped to footwear. The resulting "blade" is very flat compared with modern skates, but it formed a cutting edge that allowed the wearer to glide across the ice. Read more.
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i went ice skating today!
it is NOT the same as rollerskating
i ate some ice
my hip hurts
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"Figure Skating", 1926. Portrait of the Canadian athlete Diana Kingsmill Wright (1908-1982) on ice skates in Mürren. (ACME News-pictures) | src Koller Auktionen
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Women's hockey in the era of modesty
Long skirts were still the norm for women's hockey in 1908
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Space WOlves using iceskates? Like I imagine them using it as agillity and for hunting
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