Manufactured by
Rawlings, American, founded 1887
Signed by
Harris-Stewart, Lusia, American, born 1955
Moore, Billie Jean, American, 1943 - 2022
Brogdon, Cynthia Jane, American, born 1957
Rojcewicz, Susan Marie, American, born 1953
Lewis, Charlotte, American, 1955 - 2007
Marquis, Gail Annette, American, born 1954
Head Summitt, Patricia Susan, American, 1952 - 2016
Simpson, Juliene Brazinski, American, born 1953
O'Connor, Mary Anne, American, born 1953
Nelson, Mariah Burton, American, born 1956
Bunker, Linda K., American, 1947 - 2021
Roberts, Trish, American, born 1955
Kanokogi, Rusty, American, 1935 - 2009
Cantú, Norma V., American, born 1954
Sue Gunter, American, 1939 - 2005
Rowlands, Jeanne L., American
Meyers, Ann, American, born 1955
Dunkle, Nancy, American, born 1955
Liberman, Nancy, American, born 1958
Subject of
Women’s Institute on Sport and Education, American
Date
1996
Medium
imitation leather on rubber , wood and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (a:basketball): 29 3/16 × 29 3/16 × 29 3/16 in. (74.2 × 74.2 × 74.2 cm)
H x W x D (b:base): 1 3/4 × 5 15/16 × 6 in. (4.5 × 15.1 × 15.3 cm)
Caption
This basketball is signed by the 1996 inductees of the Women's Institute on Sport and Education Hall of Fame. The inductees were members of the 1976 US Women's Basketball team, including Lusia Harris-Stewart, and notable women's sports advocates including Norma Cantú, Rusty Kanokogi, Linda Bunker, and Mariah Burton Nelson.
Description
A basketball (2017.29.4a) and its wooden base (2017.29.4b) signed by Lusia Harris and other members of the 1976 United States Women's Olympic basketball team. The Rawlings ball (a) is half red synthetic leather and a half white smooth surface. The signatures are on the side with the white smooth surface. The signatures are done in red and blue marker. The manufacturer’s name [RAWLINGS] is in large black text across the center of the ball. The ball can sit on the wooden base. The base (b) is a square piece of wood with a chamfered top edge and a large central hole for the ball to rest in. On three sides of the base are engraved metal plaques. The central plaque reads [1996 / Women’s Institute / on / Sport and Education / HALL OF FAME]. The proper right side plaque reads [LINDA BUNKER / NORMA CANTÚ / RUSTY KANOKOGI]. The proper left side plaque reads [MARIAH BURTON NELSON / 1976 UNITED STATES / WOMEN’S OLYMPIC / BASKETBALL TEAM].
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Awards, Medals, and Insignia
Type
basketballs
Topic
Athletes
Basketball
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lusia Harris-Stewart
Object number
2017.29.4ab
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52ea16a30-25a9-4c02-b57f-5f4f8c54d472

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