Object Details
Manufactured by
Rawlings, American, founded 1887
Signed by
Lusia Harris-Stewart, American, born 1955
Billie Jean Moore, American, 1943 - 2022
Cynthia Jane Brogdon, American, born 1957
Susan Marie Rojcewicz, American, born 1953
Charlotte Lewis, American, 1955 - 2007
Gail Annette Marquis, American, born 1954
Patricia Susan Head Summitt, American, 1952 - 2016
Juliene Brazinski Simpson, American, born 1953
Mary Anne O'Connor, American, born 1953
Mariah Burton Nelson, American, born 1956
Linda K. Bunker, American, 1947 - 2021
Trish Roberts, American, born 1955
Rusty Kanokogi, American, 1935 - 2009
Norma V. Cantú, American, born 1954
Sue Gunter, American, 1939 - 2005
Jeanne L. Rowlands, American
Ann Meyers, American, born 1955
Nancy Dunkle, American, born 1955
Nancy Liberman, American, born 1958
Subject of
Women’s Institute on Sport and Education, American
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].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lusia Harris-Stewart
Date
1996
Object number
2017.29.4ab
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
basketballs
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)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Awards, Medals, and Insignia
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Athletes
Basketball
Sports
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.29.4ab