Object number
M.00.3
Title
Ball of Raw Rubber
Date
1905
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Material
Size
diameter: 5.3 cm
Description
Raw rubber ball, used by native boys in the Gold Coast, Ghana 1905
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2:1
In early games of cricket balls were lobbed or rolled underarm. The early forms of the game probably used homemade balls similar to these made from natural materials.
TN.2008.1260 Samoan Ball, compacted plant material. Date unknown.
TN.2014.2 Fibre Ball, grass or reeds. Date unknown
M.00.3 M.00.6 Raw Rubber Balls, Gold Coast, Ghana, Africa. 1905
M.67.11 Ball from WWII Prisoner of War Camp, woven twine/rope. Donated by W R Cullen
Related objects
M.00.6 : India Rubber Ball used in Ghana, 1905
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