Ball

Museum number:
9-17516
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090017516
Accession number:
Acc.3907
Description:
Ball made of bamboo cane. Spot with red paint with “NN” and “special” written in silver. Hollow, not solid. Used as ball in traditional Burmese game similar to soccer.
Donor:
Norma Hill
Collection place:
Mandalay, Myanmar
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Balls (object genres)
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ball, accession number 9-17516, described as Ball made of bamboo cane. Spot with red paint with “NN” and “special” written in silver. Hollow, not solid. Used as ball in traditional Burmese game similar to soccer.

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