N° d'objet
M.67.11
Titre
Rope Ball made by Prisoners of War, circa 1940
Date
1939 - 1946
Créateur
Believed to have been made in a Prisoner of War camp in Germany during the Second World War.
Matériel
Etendue
circumference 23.5 cm
Description
Makeshift brown string ball, woven basketwise to produce a close surface and rounded shape.
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
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