Basketball used in American Basketball Association games

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Rawlings, American, founded 1887

Used by

American Basketball Association, American, 1967 - 1976

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].

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

ca. 1967

Object number

2014.194.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

basketballs

Medium

rubber and leather

Dimensions

9 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (23.5 × 23.5 × 23.5 cm)

Place used

United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Tools and Equipment

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

Basketball

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d69fa1f6-3d0d-4620-bfb3-50713aecc1ee

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.194.1