COSTUME
CultureCanada
Object numberHF.2023.5.2.2l-m
DescriptionA pair of oversized blue and green shoes with fake blue fur around the top edge - part of 2023 Canada Games mascot. Large blue laces are threaded through silver rivets on either side of the left and right front panels. The front toe of each shoe is blue vinyl with a horizontal stripe of blue along the bottom edge. The interior of each shoe is black and at the bottom of the shoe are elastic straps in order to hold the foot in place. At the interior back of each ankle are two tags. The first tag has “Custom Manufactured By International Mascot Corporation Edmonton, Canada 1 (800)668-9995 Made in Canada”. The second tag has instruction for care with hand written inscription at the bottom “121-105D #A2 / Wowkwis (Tall)”.Narrative
The 2023 Canada Games Committee held a Island wide contest in the spring of 2021 among school age children to find a mascot for the 2023 Canada Games. 1,200 entries were received from 45 different schools, and in November 2021 it was announced that Myla Doucette's mascot "Wowkwis" (Mi'kmaq for "red-fox") was the winner and Doucette was able to meet the mascot in real-life.
