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Basketball used in American Basketball Association games
Object Details
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- ca. 1967
- Object number
- 2014.194.1
- Manufactured by
- Rawlings, American, founded 1887
- Used by
- American Basketball Association, American, 1967 - 1976
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Basketball
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.194.1
- Usage
- CC0
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