Soccer ball from the Women's World Cup 1999
- Manufactured by
- Adidas AG, German, founded 1948
- Owned by
- Scurry, Briana, born 1971
- Subject of
- United States Women's National Soccer Team, American, founded 1985
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- polyester on syntactic foam and rubber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (deflated): 4 × 8 1/4 × 9 1/8 in. (10.2 × 21 × 23.2 cm)
- Description
- An official match soccer ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup. The soccer ball is predominantly white with reflective stars and multicolored abstract shape decorations. Each of the decorations depicts iconic landmarks in the eight venue cities: San Jose, San Francisco, Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Boston, and Washington D.C. Dark blue type on one side of ball reads: [OFFICIAL / MATCH BALL / OF THE FIFA / WOMEN'S / WORLD CUP / 1999]. Dark blue type on another side of the ball reads: [TWO YEAR STITCHING AND SHAPE GUARANTEE / Engineered in / Germany]. Dark blue type on another side of the ball reads: [FIFA / APPROVED / 202.P7R]. Another side of the ball has a logo in dark blue and red that reads: [ICON]. Another side of the ball reads: [DRUCK/PRESSURE/PRESSION / PRESION 0, 9-1, 1 BAR / MADE IN MOROCCO]. Another side of the ball has the Adidas logo on it.
- Place made
- Morocco, North Africa, Africa
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Germany, Europe
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Briana Scurry
- Object number
- 2015.58.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.