Numero oggetto
M.00.6
Titolo
India Rubber Ball used in Ghana, 1905
Data
1905
Creatore
Materiale
Portata
circumference: 22.2 cm
Descrizione
Ball used in Gold Coast (Ghana) cricket, 1905. Made of raw india-rubber by native boys, very roughly shaped.
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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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