On View
Sports Gallery
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Manufactured by
Rawlings, American, founded 1887
Used by
American Basketball Association, American, 1967 - 1976
Date
ca. 1967
Medium
rubber and leather
Dimensions
9 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (23.5 × 23.5 × 23.5 cm)
Description
An ABA game-used red, white and blue basketball manufactured by Rawlings. On one of the white sections is printed in black [AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION / ABA / Jack Dolph COMMISSIONER]. On the red section above is printed [Rawlings / RSS / Official].
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
basketballs
Topic
Basketball
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.194.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d69fa1f6-3d0d-4620-bfb3-50713aecc1ee

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